Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
pythian priestess: P. and V. Πυθία, ἡ, προφῆτις, ἡ (Plato, Phaedrus 244A), πρόμαντις, ἡ, μάντις, ἡ.
earth the first prophetess: V. πρωτόμαντις Γαῖα (Aesch., Eumenides 2).