Pythian

pith′i-an, adj. pertaining to the Pythia , the prieste of Apollo at Delphi, who delivered the oracles of the god there: noting one of the four national festivals of ancient Greece, in honour of Apollo, held every four years at Delphi.— Pythian verse , the dactylic hexameter. IMG:c307_hambers_1908_Pyx.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_Pyx.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled