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==Overview==
==Overview==


==In Depth==
==The Sibyls in ancient sources==


* [[Sibyls (sources)]] -- survey of ancient sources
* [[Sibyls (sources)]] -- survey of ancient sources
== The Sibyls in literature & the arts ==
Until the Counter-Reformation, the Sibyls were commonly portrayed in Christian iconography as "pagan" prophets, along with the "Jewish" prophets of the Old Testament. The most famous examples are given by the mosaics in the floor of the Cathedral of Siena and the frescoes by [[Michelangelo]] in the vaults of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.


* [[Sibyls (arts)]] -- survey of fictional works
* [[Sibyls (arts)]] -- survey of fictional works
==The Sibyls in scholarship ==


* [[Sibyls (research)]] -- survey of scholarly works
* [[Sibyls (research)]] -- survey of scholarly works

Latest revision as of 04:27, 17 July 2012


Sibyls

Overview

The Sibyls in ancient sources

The Sibyls in literature & the arts

Until the Counter-Reformation, the Sibyls were commonly portrayed in Christian iconography as "pagan" prophets, along with the "Jewish" prophets of the Old Testament. The most famous examples are given by the mosaics in the floor of the Cathedral of Siena and the frescoes by Michelangelo in the vaults of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

The Sibyls in scholarship

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