What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy. |
It was a time of visions and miracles, while seers and prophetesses were legion. |
He allowed that good philosophy could be extracted at shrines from inspired oracles uttered by Apollo through his prophetesses. |
The Sybil of Cumae, like all good prophetesses, was not entirely specific in her utterings. |
This I heard from the priests at Thebes, and what follows is said by the prophetesses 52 of Dodona. |
In Mari itself the best attested are actually prophetesses who spoke for female deities. |