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Hybla
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English
Proper noun
Hybla
- The name of three ancient cities of Sicily.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕβλα (Húbla).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.bɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.bla]
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.
- Megara Hyblaea (Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία), Hybla Gereatis (Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις), Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
- Hyblaeus
- Hyblēnsis
- Hyblōn
Descendants
- English: Hybla
- Italian: Ibla
- Sicilian: Ibbla
- Sicilian: Ivra
References
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