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English
Proper noun
Hybla
- The name of three ancient cities of Sicily.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕβλα (Húbla).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hybla f sg (genitive Hyblae); first declension
- (Sicel or Siceliot god) A mother goddess of the Earth and fertility, venerated in Sicily by the Sicels, depicted seated on a throne, flanked by a paredra figure (male or female) and two lions; often associated with Demeter or Potnia Theron.
- The name of three ancient cities of Sicily, named after the goddess.
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “Hybla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Hybla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.