Sibyl The sibyls (, singular ) were prophetesses or oracles in Ancient Greece. The sibyls prophesied at holy sites. A sibyl at Delphi has been dated to as early as the eleventh century BC by PausaniasPausanias 10.12.1 when he described local traditi ...

s were oracular women believed to possess prophetic powers in ancient Greece. Sybil or Sibyl may also refer to:

Films

* ''Sybil'' (1921 film) * ''Sybil'' (1976 film), a film starring Sally Field * ''Sybil'' (2007 film), a remake of the 1976 film starring Tammy Blanchard and Jessica Lange * ''Sibyl'' (2019 film), a French comedy-drama film

Literature

* ''Sybil'' (novel) or ''The Two Nations'', an 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli * ''Sybil'' (Schreiber book), a book by Flora Rheta Schreiber about Shirley Ardell Mason, an alleged sufferer from multiple personality disorder * ''Sybil'', a 1952 novel by Louis Auchincloss * ''The Sybil'' or ''Sibyllan'', a 1956 Swedish novel by Pär Lagerkvist * ''The Sybil'', an American dress reform periodical founded by

Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck (December 20, 1827 – August 24, 1910) was an American hydrotherapist, an advocate for women's dress reform, and the founder and editor of ''The Sibyl'', a periodical devoted to that attire reform topic. Elected to the Midd ...

Music

* ''Sybil'' (album), a 1989 album by American singer Sybil * ''Sybil'' (operetta) adaptation of ''Szibill'' by Victor Jacobi *

Sibyl Vane (band) Sibyl Vane is an indie rock band from Pau, France created in 2002 by Bernard Cabarrou, Stéphane Sapanel, Eddy Crampes, and Pierre Dutrey. History The French band Sibyl Vane is based in Pau since 2003. They take their name from a character in ...

, indie rock band from Pau, France created in 2002

Geography

Sybil Island Sybil Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit. Other islands in the immediate vicinity i ...

, one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut *

Sybil rock Sibyl rock is an outcropping of rock on the site of Delphi, standing just to the south of the Polygonal Wall. Description by Pausanias Pausanias, a visitor to the site in the 2nd century CE, writes in his travel log: ''There is a rock rising up ...

, outcropping of rock on the site of Delphi, Greece * 4679 Sybil, minor planet (12 km diameter) discovered in 1990 by R. H. McNaught * Typhoon Sibyl (1992) *

Typhoon Sibyl (1995) The 1995 Pacific typhoon season occurred all year round, unusual in that most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equat ...

People

Sybil (singer) Sybil Lynch, known simply as Sybil,(14 May 1992Celebrating with Sybil Up-And-Coming Pop Singer's a Familiar Face to Local Folks ''News & Record (Greensboro)'', Retrieved October 28, 2010 is an American R&B and pop singer–songwriter. Sybil ga ...

, or Sybil Lynch, American singer *

Sibyl of Armenia Sibylla of Armenia (died in 1290) was the princess of Antioch and countess of Tripoli by marriage to Bohemond VI from 1254 to 1275, and then regent of the County of Tripoli until their son, Bohemond VII, came of age in 1277. She was closely allied ...

(died 1290), the princess of Antioch and countess of Tripoli *

Sibyl of Burgundy :''This is an article about Sibylla of Burgundy, queen of Sicily. For her namesake, see Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.'' Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in Salerno) was Queen of Sicily as the second consort of Roger II of ...

(1126–1150), Queen Consort of Sicily *

Sibyl of Falaise Sibyl of Falaise (or Sibil de FalaiseKeats-Rohan ''Domesday Descendants'' p. 454) was a kinswoman of King Henry I of England. She was possibly his illegitimate daughter or a niece, as the sources are unclear. Another possibility is that she may ha ...

, kinswoman of King Henry I of England *

Sibyl de Neufmarché Sibyl de Neufmarché, Countess of Hereford, ''suo jure'' Lady of Brecknock (Wiktionary:circa, c. 1100 – after 1143), was a Cambro-Norman Nobility, noblewoman, heiress to one of the most substantial fiefs in the Welsh Marches. The grea ...

(1100–1143), Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock, Cambro-Norman noblewoman *

Sybil (wife of Pain fitzJohn) Sybil was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman in 12th-century England. Her parentage is unclear, but her first marriage to Pain fitzJohn is well attested. Through her marriage, Sybil transferred lands in several shires to her husband, including lands aroun ...

(12th century), wife of Pain fitzJohn and Josce de Dinan *

Sybil (given name) Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages. Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included ''Sib ...

Ships

* HMS ''Sibyl'' (1779), 28-gun ''Enterprise''-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy *, a Uganda Railway Lake Victoria ferry scuttled in 1967 * HMS ''Sibyl'' (P217), an ''S'' class submarine * HMS ''Sibyl'' (R15), C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II * ''Sybil Marston'' (ship), a wooden schooner cargo ship * USS ''Sibyl'' (1863), wooden-hull steamer with heavy guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War

Other uses

*Sybil, a two-handed

card flourish Cardistry is the performance art of card flourishing. Unlike card magic, cardistry is meant to be visually impressive and appear very hard to execute. The term "cardistry" is a portmanteau of "card" and "artistry". People who engage in cardist ...

created by American magician Chris Kenner *

Sybil (cat) Sybil (2006 – 27 July 2009) was a cat living at 11 and 10 Downing Street. Named after Sybil Fawlty from the television show ''Fawlty Towers'', she was the pet of then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling. When introduced in Septemb ...

(2006–2009), cat living at 11 and 10 Downing Street in the United Kingdom * Sybil attack, the use of stolen or forged multiple identities for defeating a reputation system * Sibil, another name for Ngalum, a language of New Guinea * Sibyl System, the primary system that judges individuals the anime ''

Psycho-Pass ''Psycho-Pass'' (stylized as ''PSYCHO-PASS'') is a Japanese cyberpunk psychological thriller anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi, ...