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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." {{TRS\|The Hand of God\|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Home, Part II}}<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun."~~[[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]]~~</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." {{TRS\|The Hand of God\|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Home, Part II}}<ref>According to Ron Moore from [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|the "Home, Part II" podcast commentary]], "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun."</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:

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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." {{TRS\|The Hand of God\|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Home, Part II}}<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun."~~<ref>~~[[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." {{TRS\|The Hand of God\|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Home, Part II}}<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun."[[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]]</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:

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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God ~~(RDM)~~}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God ~~(RDM)~~}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God ~~(RDM)~~}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ~~([[~~TRS~~]]: "[[~~The Hand of God ~~(RDM)~~\|~~The Hand of God]]," "[[~~Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II~~]]," "[[~~Home, Part II~~]]")~~<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun." ~~([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]"~~ [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." {{TRS\|The Hand of God\|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II\|Home, Part II}}<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun."<ref>[[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:

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	~~:''For~~ information on the religious writings in the [[Original Series]]~~, see [[Kobollian Faith]].''~~		{{Disambiguation\|Kobollian Faith\|information on the religious writings in the [[Original Series]]}}

	~~: ''For~~ her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic~~, see: {{alt\|Pythia~~}}~~.''~~		{{Disambiguation\|Pythia (alternate)\|her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic}}

	[[File:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]		[[File:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]
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	Pythia's writings are both obscure and yet well-known: obscure, in that her entire writings are not widely studied among modern Colonials, but well-known in that extracts are widely quoted, often out of context, such as the following:		Pythia's writings are both obscure and yet well-known: obscure, in that her entire writings are not widely studied among modern Colonials, but well-known in that extracts are widely quoted, often out of context, such as the following:
	~~:''~~[[Cycle of Time\|"All this has happened before. All this will happen again."]]''<ref>This is actually the opening from "[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)\|Peter Pan]]," which [[Ron D. Moore]] cites as his source. {{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Frak Party Q and A\|act=\|id=peterpan\|timestamp=23:28\|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref>
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			\| text = [[Cycle of Time\|"All this has happened before. All this will happen again."]]<ref>This is actually the opening from "[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)\|Peter Pan]]," which [[Ron D. Moore]] cites as his source. {{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Frak Party Q and A\|act=\|id=peterpan\|timestamp=23:28\|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref>
			\| sign = Pythia
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	Key to Pythia's writings are two passages, relating to the exile and rebirth of the human race:		Key to Pythia's writings are two passages, relating to the exile and rebirth of the human race:
	~~:''~~"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."''
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			\| text = "And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."
			\| sign = Pythia
			\| source = [[Sacred Scrolls]]
			}}

	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]," "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down~~. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that~~... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]," "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

			The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols:

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" ~~— another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile~~ {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		{{Quote
			\| text = "You don't realize your destiny has already been written."
			\| sign = [[Leoben Conoy]]
			\| source = {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone\|prose=y}}
			}}

	It is unclear, particularly in the context of "all this has happened before" if Pythia is writing history which repeats, or prophecy or both. Her writings are always in the past tense, and some phrases clearly refer to past events (the journey to Earth) while in other instances it is said she has "foretold" events. However, text from the book of Pythia is used to help locate the [[Tomb of Athena]] which is alleged to be constructed during the great exodus 1,600 years after her writing. {{TRS\|Home, Part II}}		It is unclear, particularly in the context of "all this has happened before" if Pythia is writing history which repeats, or prophecy or both. Her writings are always in the past tense, and some phrases clearly refer to past events (the journey to Earth) while in other instances it is said she has "foretold" events. However, text from the book of Pythia is used to help locate the [[Tomb of Athena]] which is alleged to be constructed during the great exodus 1,600 years after her writing. {{TRS\|Home, Part II}}

	== Real-World Parallels ==		== Real-World Parallels ==

	* In Greek mythology Pythia was a Sibyl, the [[Wikipedia:Pythia\|Oracle of Delphi]]. While the temple at [[Wikipedia:Delphi\|Delphi]] was closely identified with [[Wikipedia:Gaia_mythology\|Gaia]], the mother of Earth ~~(and responsible for laying the foundations for the Olympian gods)~~, Delphi itself had a close association with Apollo.		* In Greek mythology Pythia was a Sibyl, the [[Wikipedia:Pythia\|Oracle of Delphi]]. While the temple at [[Wikipedia:Delphi\|Delphi]] was closely identified with [[Wikipedia:Gaia_mythology\|Gaia]], the mother of Earth, Delphi itself had a close association with Apollo.

	* In Roman mythology the [[w:Sibylline Books\|Sibylline Books]] or Sibyllae<ref>The Sibylline Books should not be confused with the so-called Sibylline Oracles, twelve books of prophesies thought to be of Judaeo-Christian origin.</ref> were a collection of oracular utterances~~, set out in Greek hexameters,~~ purchased from a ''[[w:Sibyl\|sibylla]]''~~, meaning ''prophetess'' in Greek,~~ by ~~the last king of Rome,~~ [[w:Lucius Tarquinius Superbus\|Tarquinius Superbus]]~~. These books were consulted at momentous crises through the history of Rome and only fragments have survived, the rest being lost or deliberately destroyed~~.		* In Roman mythology the [[w:Sibylline Books\|Sibylline Books]] or Sibyllae<ref>The Sibylline Books should not be confused with the so-called Sibylline Oracles, twelve books of prophesies thought to be of Judaeo-Christian origin.</ref> were a collection of oracular utterances purchased from a ''[[w:Sibyl\|sibylla]]'' by [[w:Lucius Tarquinius Superbus\|Tarquinius Superbus]].

	* Pythia talks of a flood which destroyed most of humanity, and left it rejuvenated {{TRS\|The Hub}}. A deluge of this nature is [[w:Deluge (mythology)\|present in many mythologies]] ~~with western audiences likely to be most familiar with the biblical story of Noah's Ark~~.		* Pythia talks of a flood which destroyed most of humanity, and left it rejuvenated {{TRS\|The Hub}}. A deluge of this nature is [[w:Deluge (mythology)\|present in many mythologies]].

	==See also==		==See also==
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	: ''For her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic, see: {{alt\|Pythia}}.''		: ''For her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic, see: {{alt\|Pythia}}.''

	[[~~Image~~:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]		[[File:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]

	'''Pythia''' was an ancient [[oracle]], believed to have been one of the writers of the [[Sacred Scrolls]], some 3,600 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|destruction]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].		'''Pythia''' was an ancient [[oracle]], believed to have been one of the writers of the [[Sacred Scrolls]], some 3,600 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|destruction]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].

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	Pythia's writings are both obscure and yet well-known: obscure, in that her entire writings are not widely studied among modern Colonials, but well-known in that extracts are widely quoted, often out of context, such as the following:		Pythia's writings are both obscure and yet well-known: obscure, in that her entire writings are not widely studied among modern Colonials, but well-known in that extracts are widely quoted, often out of context, such as the following:
	:''[[Cycle of Time\|"All this has happened before. All this will happen again."]]''<ref>This is actually the opening from "[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)\|Peter Pan]]", which [[Ron D. Moore]] cites as his source. {{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Frak Party Q and A\|act=\|id=peterpan\|timestamp=23:28\|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref>		:''[[Cycle of Time\|"All this has happened before. All this will happen again."]]''<ref>This is actually the opening from "[[wikipedia:Peter Pan (1953 film)\|Peter Pan]]," which [[Ron D. Moore]] cites as his source. {{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Frak Party Q and A\|act=\|id=peterpan\|timestamp=23:28\|totalrunning=78:27}}</ref>

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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]," "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.

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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{~~TRSThe~~ Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{~~TRSThe~~ Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.

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	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)\}\}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)\}\}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.

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	:''"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."''		:''"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."''

	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen \{\{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)\}\}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)\}\}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s \{\{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)\}\}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s {{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)\}\}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.

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	:''"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."''		:''"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens to their new homeland. And unto the leader, they gave a vision of serpents, numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come."''

	President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen \{\{~~TRS\\|The~~ Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)\}\}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		President [[Laura Roslin]], while giving a press briefing 36 days into the flight of the surviving Colonials, had a [[Chamalla\|hallucination]] that her podium showed two snakes crawling on it, and then a dozen \{\{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)}}. Additionally, Pythia wrote that the anointed leader had a "wasting illness" and would not live to enter the new land; Roslin is dying of cancer at the time {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)\}\}, and Roslin later dies prior to reaching the spot where [[William Adama]] aims to build his cabin {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s \{\{~~TRS\\|The~~ Hand of God (RDM)\}\}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>		In the second passage, Pythia foretells of an initial battle in which the Colonials are "led by serpents two and ten" and are victorious over their foes. During their flight from the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]], the Colonials are forced to attack a Cylon base in order to obtain [[tylium (RDM)\|fuel]]. The attack is led by twelve {{RDM\|Viper}}s \{\{TRSThe Hand of God (RDM)\}\}. However, Pythia's writings on the battle foretell it leading to a larger confrontation, this time "at the [[Kobol (RDM)\|home of the Gods]]." ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", "[[Home, Part II]]")<ref>According to Ron Moore, "There used to be a Cylon attack after this whole thing with Sharon went down. The Centurions came and attacked during the upcoming planetarium sequence. And we eventually cut that... We changed this very moment right here, where Adama gets the gun. It was a late change in the editing room. Originally he took that gun and put it to Sharon's head. And we were playing the beat of will he shoot Sharon or not. And then we just made that lift within the last week, so it plays out more emotionally here, instead of putting another gun to another person's head." ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]" [[Podcast:Home, Part II#Act 4\|podcast]])</ref>

	The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.		The writings of Pythia appear to have particular interest to the Cylons. [[Leoben Conoy]] used quotes from Pythia during his interrogation, and goes on to point out to [[Kara Thrace]] that while her people kneel before idols, "You don't realize your destiny has already been written" — another reference to Pythia's foretelling of the exile {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone}}.

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	: ''For her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic, see: {{alt\|Pythia}}.''		: ''For her depiction in the [[BW:SEPCON\|Separate Continuity]] comic, see: {{alt\|Pythia}}.''

	[[~~Image~~:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]		[[File:Pythia.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A closeup of the Book of Pythia.]]

	'''Pythia''' was an ancient [[oracle]], believed to have been one of the writers of the [[Sacred Scrolls]], some 3,600 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|destruction]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].		'''Pythia''' was an ancient [[oracle]], believed to have been one of the writers of the [[Sacred Scrolls]], some 3,600 years prior to the events of the [[Miniseries]] and the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|destruction]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].