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| | Pagan Goddess of the Sibyl and Cybele Oracle< |
 | | However, the function of the Sibyl was always the same as Siburi, [and much like that of the Shaman] to give comfort to the Spirit of the dead as they made their journey to the underworld; and to instruct the living on how to prepare for the journey into darkness. |
 | | Although the Sibyls could give their oracle in frenzied speech, the practice at Cumae was to write her prophetic words (characters and names) on leaves which she place on the floor of her cave. |
 | | However, because of the symbolism of the eleven Sibyls (supra), carrying a lantern with serpent under her feet, the crown of thorns, the stone manger, the cross, and the banner, which prophesied resurrection, Christians believed the Sibyls foretold the coming of Jesus. |
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