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}} | }}The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' was a prestigious [[cult]] of [[soothsayer]]s active in the ancient [[Roman Empire]], which included the city of [[Pompeii]]. | ||
The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' was a prestigious [[cult]] of [[soothsayer]]s active in the ancient [[Roman Empire]], which included the city of [[Pompeii]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In [[62]], an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | In [[62]], an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | ||
Sibylline Sisters in [[79]] included | Sibylline Sisters in [[79]] included their [[High Priestess]], [[Spurrina]], [[Thalina]], [[Evelina]], and one other [[soothsayer]]. Evelina alone survived the eruption as the [[Tenth Doctor]] rescued her, with [[Caecilius|her family]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In the real world, the Sisterhood in Rome was responsible for the maintenance of the {{w|Sibylline Books}}, a collection of prophecies consulted by the Senate in times of great need. | In the real world, the Sisterhood in Rome was responsible for the maintenance of the {{w|Sibylline Books}}, a collection of prophecies consulted by the Senate in times of great need. | ||
[[Category:Human cults]] | [[Category:Human cults]] | ||
[[Category:Religious orders]] | [[Category:Religious orders]] | ||
