Iuna Pythia

Iuna Pythia, a character in the A Courtesan of Rome book, is Delphinia's rival. She is first seen in Chapter 3.

Appearance
Iuna Pythia has brown hair, brown eyes, and tan skin. She wears a red dress, a red shawl draped around her neck, and several golden jewelry, such as necklaces and bracelets.

Personality
Iuna is an envious and ambitious woman who looks down on other priestesses, particularly Delphinia. She isn't above breaking the law to get her way, such as murdering the Temple Guard via poison.

Series/Book: A Courtesan of Rome

 * Chapter 3: The Aid of the Gods
 * Chapter 6: Marked
 * Chapter 8: The Goddess of Watching
 * Chapter 10: Snakes in the Grass
 * Chapter 13: Bread and Circus

Delphinia
She hates Delphinia because of her foreign origin as well as the fact that the latter refuses to capitulate. She envies Delphinia's link to the gods, and feels she herself is superior priestess. As a result, she has Delphinia clean the temple of Ceres instead of performing rituals, as the latter was tasked to do so. In Chapter 13, Delphinia has the option of having her acolytes kill Iuna or giving her mercy and banishing her from the temple.

Marcella
In Chapter 3, Iuna gives Marcella, a young junior priestess, the task to watch over Delphinia and not allow the latter to overstep. However, Marcella is awed by Delphinia and her gifts, and in Chapter 6, tries to reason with Iuna and have her listen. In Chapter 8, Iuna loses her influence on Marcella when the younger girl is inducted into the Mysteries of Isis.

Trivia

 * Her fate is decided in Chapter 13. You can either banish her from the temple, imprison her for the crimes she has committed, or have the Mysteries of Isis kill her.