Cumae was the first ancient Greek colony on the mainland of Italy, founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BC and soon becoming one of the strongest colonies.

Was Sibyl cumaean real?

Science fiction writer David Drake, in his story "To Bring the Light" (1996), suggests that the Cumaean Sibyl was actually a time traveler - Flavia Herosilla, a well-educated woman from Imperial Rome of the 3rd century, who was sent back in time by a lightning strike, arriving at the moment of Rome's beginnings around ...

What was the fate of the Cumaean Sibyl?

What was the fate of Cumaean Sibyl? a. She spurned Apollo's advances and was doomed to live for generations until only her voice remained.