inspiration

in cl., , a serpent slain by Apollo, who is hence surnamed the Pythian. Python In Plut. (ii, 414 E), a name given to ventriloquist soothsayers (; cf. , , ), and perhaps in this sense , : .† ἐγγαστρίμυθοι πνεῦμα πύθωνα Le 19:31 20:6 27 I Ki 28:7 Ac 16:16 a python-spirit

a Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)

divination