page_title: Persian Sibyl
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caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; Church Santa Maria degli Scalzi Venice. Persian Sibyl, by Giuseppe Torretto.Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Église Santa Maria degli Scalzi à Venise. La sibylle persique par Giuseppe Torretto.Italiano&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Scalzi Venezia. Sibilla persica da Giuseppe Torretto. Santa Maria degli Scalzi &#160;&#160;Native nameChiesa di Santa Maria di NazarethLocationVenice&#160;, ItalyCoordinates45°&#160;26′&#160;28.61″&#160;N, 12°&#160;19′&#160;19.96″&#160;E &#160;Established1672&#160;Web pagewww.centroscalzi.it&#160;Authority control : Q748689 VIAF:&#8201;142080108 LCCN:&#8201;n99036616 GND:&#8201;4542456-1 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q748689 Giuseppe Torretto &#160;(1664&#8211;1743)&#160;&#160;Alternative names Giuseppe TorrettoDescriptionItalian artist and sculptorDate of birth/death 29 August 1664&#160; 13 December 1743&#160;Location of birth/death Asolo VeniceWork location Venice&#160;Authority control : Q782519 VIAF:&#8201;25667363 ULAN:&#8201;500005518 WGA:&#8201;TORRETTI, Giuseppe GND:&#8201;128864842 BNF:&#8201;136132572 creator QS:P170,Q782519
context_page_description: The Persian Sibyl - also known as the Babylonian, Hebrew or Egyptian Sibyl - was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle.
  The word "Sibyl" comes from the ancient Greek word sibulla, meaning "prophetess". There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but the Persian Sibyl allegedly foretold the exploits of Alexander of Macedon. Nicanor, who wrote a life of Alexander, mentions her.
  The Persian Sibyl has had at least three names: Sambethe, Helrea and Sabbe.
  Sambethe was said to be of the family of Noah. A painting of Sibilla Persica by Guercino hangs in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
  Pausanias, pausing at Delphi to enumerate four sibyls, mentions a "Hebrew sibyl":
  there grew up among the Hebrews above Palestine, a woman who gave oracles named Sabbe, whose father was Berosus and her mother Erymanthe. Some say she was a Babylonian, while others call her an Egyptian Sibyl.
  The medieval Byzantine encyclopedia, the Suda, credits the Hebrew Sibyl as the author of the Sibylline oracles, a collection of texts of c. the 2nd to 4th century which were collected in the 6th century.
context_section_description: The Persian Sibyl - also known as the Babylonian, Hebrew or Egyptian Sibyl - was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle.
  The word "Sibyl" comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibulla, meaning "prophetess". There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but the Persian Sibyl allegedly foretold the exploits of Alexander of Macedon.  Nicanor, who wrote a life of Alexander, mentions her.
  The Persian Sibyl has had at least three names: Sambethe, Helrea and Sabbe.
  Sambethe was said to be of the family of Noah. A painting of Sibilla Persica by Guercino hangs in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
  Pausanias, pausing at Delphi to enumerate four sibyls, mentions a "Hebrew sibyl":
  there grew up among the Hebrews above Palestine, a woman who gave oracles named Sabbe, whose father was Berosus and her mother Erymanthe. Some say she was a Babylonian, while others call her an Egyptian Sibyl. 
  The medieval Byzantine encyclopedia, the Suda, credits the Hebrew Sibyl as the author of the Sibylline oracles, a collection of texts of c. the 2nd to 4th century which were collected in the 6th century.
caption: By Giuseppe Torretto Santa Maria degli Scalzi
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