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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Sicyon''' ({{IPAc-en|'|s|ɪ|k|iː|oʊ|n}}; {{lang-grc|Σικυών}}) is the [[eponym]] of the [[Sicyon|polis of the same name]], which was said to have previously been known as Aegiale<ref |
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Sicyon''' ({{IPAc-en|'|s|ɪ|k|iː|oʊ|n}}; {{lang-grc|Σικυών}}) is the [[eponym]] of the [[Sicyon|polis of the same name]], which was said to have previously been known as Aegiale<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D5 2.6.5]; [[Strabo]], [http://perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cgi/citequery3.pl?dbname=GreekFeb2011&getid=1&query=Str.%208.6.25 8.6.25] gives the form Aegialeis.</ref> and, earlier, [[Trick at Mecone|Mecone]].<ref>Strabo, 8.6.25</ref> |
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== Family == |
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Sicyon's father is named variously as [[Marathon (mythology)|Marathon]],<ref>Pausanias, 2.1.1</ref> [[Metion]], [[Erechtheus]] or [[Pelops]].<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D5 2.6.5], citing [[Asius of Samos]] for Metion, [[Hesiod]] (''[[Catalogue of Women|Ehoiai]]'' fr. 224) for Erechtheus, and [[Ibycus]] for Pelops.</ref> He married [[Zeuxippe]], the daughter of [[Lamedon (mythology)|Lamedon]], the previous king of the polis and region that would come to be named after him.<ref name=":0">Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D5 2.6.5]</ref> They had a daughter [[Chthonophyle]], who bore two sons: [[Polybus of Sicyon|Polybus]] to [[Hermes]] and, later, [[Androdamas]] to [[Phlias|Phlius]], the son of [[Dionysus]].<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D6 2.6.6]</ref> However, in some accounts, Chthnophyle bore Phlius to Dionysus instead.<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], s.v. ''Phlius''</ref><ref>[[Scholia]] to [[Apollonius of Rhodes]], ''[[Argonautica]]'' 1.115</ref> |
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== Mythology == |
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Sicyon became the 19th king of Sicyonia after he was named as the successor of his father-in-law Lamedon. This was his reward after aiding the latter in his war against, [[Archander]] and [[Architeles]], the sons of [[Achaeus (son of Xuthus)|Achaeus]].<ref>Pausanias, 2.6.5</ref> Sicyon reigned for 45 years and the kingdom was inherited by his son Polybus.<ref name=":02">[[Eusebius]], ''Chronographia'' [https://topostext.org/work/531#63 63]</ref> |
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* [[Strabo]], ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
* [[Strabo]], ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
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* Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
* Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
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Revision as of 21:18, 3 September 2024
In Greek mythology, Sicyon (/ˈsɪkiːoʊn/; Ancient Greek: Σικυών) is the eponym of the polis of the same name, which was said to have previously been known as Aegiale[1] and, earlier, Mecone.[2]
Family
Sicyon's father is named variously as Marathon,[3] Metion, Erechtheus or Pelops.[4] He married Zeuxippe, the daughter of Lamedon, the previous king of the polis and region that would come to be named after him.[5] They had a daughter Chthonophyle, who bore two sons: Polybus to Hermes and, later, Androdamas to Phlius, the son of Dionysus.[6] However, in some accounts, Chthnophyle bore Phlius to Dionysus instead.[7][8]
Mythology
Sicyon became the 19th king of Sicyonia after he was named as the successor of his father-in-law Lamedon. This was his reward after aiding the latter in his war against, Archander and Architeles, the sons of Achaeus.[9] Sicyon reigned for 45 years and the kingdom was inherited by his son Polybus.[10]
Notes
- ^ Pausanias, 2.6.5; Strabo, 8.6.25 gives the form Aegialeis.
- ^ Strabo, 8.6.25
- ^ Pausanias, 2.1.1
- ^ Pausanias, 2.6.5, citing Asius of Samos for Metion, Hesiod (Ehoiai fr. 224) for Erechtheus, and Ibycus for Pelops.
- ^ Pausanias, 2.6.5
- ^ Pausanias, 2.6.6
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Phlius
- ^ Scholia to Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.115
- ^ Pausanias, 2.6.5
- ^ Eusebius, Chronographia 63
References
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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