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  2. Sibyl - Wikipedia

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    Michelangelo's Delphic Sibyl, Sistine Chapel ceiling. The English word sibyl (/ ˈ s ɪ b əl /) is from Middle English, via the Old French sibile and the Latin sibylla from the ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibylla). [5] Varro derived the name from an Aeolic sioboulla, the equivalent of Attic theobule ("divine counsel"). [6]

  3. Sebile - Wikipedia

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    Sebile, alternatively written as Sedile, Sebille, Sibilla, Sibyl, Sybilla, and other similar names, is a mythical medieval queen or princess who is frequently portrayed as a fairy or an enchantress in the Arthurian legend and Italian folklore.

  4. Sybil (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages . Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included Sibilla and Sibilia .

  5. Ace of Swords - Wikipedia

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    Ace of Swords from the Rider–Waite tarot deck. The Ace of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and tarot decks). It is the ace from the suit of swords. The card consists of a sword overtopped by a crown with which, depending on the side, an olive and a palm branch are present. These symbols represent mercy and ...

  6. Libyan Sibyl - Wikipedia

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    The Libyan Sibyl was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon (Zeus represented with the Horns of Ammon) at Siwa Oasis in the Libyan Desert. The term sibyl comes (via Latin ) from the ancient Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess .

  7. Ace - Wikipedia

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    The word "ace" (/ ˈ eɪ s /, EYSS) comes from the Old French word as (from Latin 'as') meaning 'a unit', from the name of a small Roman coin.It originally meant the side of a die with only one pip, before it was a term for a playing card. [3]

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  9. Sibylline Books - Wikipedia

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    Michelangelo's rendering of the Erythraean Sibyl Tarquin the Proud receives the Sibylline books (1912 illustration). According to the Roman tradition, the oldest collection of Sibylline books appears to have been made about the time of Solon and Cyrus at Gergis on Mount Ida in the Troad; it was attributed to the Hellespontine Sibyl and was preserved in the temple of Apollo at Gergis.