The Greek dragon whose name now signifies a species of large constrictor. In mythology, Python is a huge female serpent sent by Hera to plague Leto as she is in labor with Apollo and Artemis—the children of Hera"s husband, Zeus.

After performing her task, Python slithers off to Mt. Parnassus where she makes her home in a cave. Years later, Apollo tracks down the creature and slays her for having caused his mother grief. Python is also an occult term signifying a spirit, or a person possessed by this spirit, which is able to foretell the future.”

~Source: (Literature- Rovin, Jeff, “The Fantasy Almanac” E.P. Dutton Paperbacks / New York, 1979)