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(Greek mythology) The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
* 1995 , Gordon MacDonald Kirkwood, A Short Guide to Classical Mythology ,
* 2000 , Otar Lordkipanidze, Phasis: The River and City in Colchis ,
* 2005 , M. A. Dwight, Taylor Lewis, Grecian and Roman Mythology ,
A programming language invented by Guido van Rossum, named after Monty Python .
(informal) The British comedy troupe .
A member of Monty Python': Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin; referred to collectively as ''The '''Pythons .
As nouns the difference between python and cobra
is that python is a type of large constricting snake while cobra is any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.As a proper noun Python
is the earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.As an acronym COBRA is
Cabinet Office Briefing Room Apython
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Proper noun
(wikipedia Python) (en proper noun)page 11,
- Here Apollo killed a serpent called the Python', and established a great prophetic shrine. Sometimes it is said that the Titaness Themis had the shrine before him, and this, as well as the killing of the ' Python , suggests that Apollo took over a place already of religious significance, associated with chthonic (i.e., earth) powers.
page 70,
- It would seem, therefore, that what we have on the Phasian phiale is the Python' coiled round the omphalos.Paintings on Greek pottery and coins have preserved many an example of gods seated on an omphalos, including those of Apollo, Nike, Asclepius and others.413 ' Python on the omphalos must have carried some symbolic meaning.
page 183,
- Python', says Bailey, is derived from Putho to putrify, and the serpent '''Python''' being slain by Apollo, is thus interpreted: by ' Python is understood the ruin of the waters ; Apollo slew this serpent with his arrows ; that is, the beams of the sun dispersed the noxious vapours, which destroyed man like a devouring serpent.
- John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons .
