Syceus
In Greek mythology, Syceus (Ancient Greek: Συκεύς, Sykeus, from συκέα meaning "fig-tree"[1]) was a Titan son of Gaea (Earth) and eponym of the city of Sykea in Cilicia.[2]
Mythology[edit]
Only Athenaeus in his Deipnosophistae mentioned Sykeus' myth with his source being Tryphon's Of Plants (or Names of Plants)[3] and Androtion's Farmers' Handbook:[2]
Sykeus, one of the Titans, was pursued by Zeus and taken under the protection of his mother, Earth, and that she caused the plant [the fig] to grow for her son's pleasure.
— Deipnosophistae
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Notes[edit]
- ^ "Greek Word Study Tool". Perseus Digital Library. February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 78a
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Montana, Fausto (2020). "Alexandrian Scholars in an Augustan World". In Franco Montanari (ed.). History of ancient Greek scholarship: From the beginnings to the end of the Byzantine age. Leiden: Brill. pp. 244–259. ISBN 9789004430570. p. 258:
Tryphon's ... (Names) of Plants
References[edit]
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. Online version at the Perse–us Digital Library.
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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