Theobule

In Greek mythology, the name Theobule (Ancient Greek: Θεοβούλη from θεός + βούλλα^[1] 'divine will' or 'divine counsel') refers to:

• Theobule, mother of Myrtilus by Hermes.^[2]
• Theobula, mother of Arcesilaus and Prothoenor by Areilycus^[3] (Archilycus^[4]). Their son was one of the Boeotian leaders in the Trojan War. In one account, Alector was the father of Arcesilaus by Cleobule and Prothoenor by Arteis.^[5]

This name was also thought to have given rise to Sibyl by Varro, a Roman man of letters.^[1] The historian Jerome similarly explained Theobule as the Attic form of the Doric Σιοβόλλα (Siobolla), a variant of Sibulla (Sibyl in Greek)^[6]