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The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.Greek

• Here Apollo killed a serpent called the Python, and established a great prophetic shrine. Sometimes it is said that the Titaness Themis had the shrine before him, and this, as well as the killing of the Python, suggests that Apollo took ove
• It would seem, therefore, that what we have on the Phasian phiale is the Python coiled round the omphalos.[…]Paintings on Greek pottery and coins have preserved many an example of gods seated on an omphalos, including those of Apollo, Nike,

An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.

Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin.informal

• John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.