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sicyonian — I. |sisē|ōnyən, ikē , ōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sicyonius of Sicyon (from Greek sikyōnios, from Sikyōn Sicyon) + English an (adjective suffix) 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the a … Useful english dictionary
Sicyon — Sicyonian /sis ee oh nee euhn/, adj., n. /sish ee on , sis /, n. an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth. * * * Ancient city, northern Peloponnese, southern Greece. Located 11 mi (18 km) northwest of Corinth, Sicyon was influential in Greek… … Universalium
Sicyon — Sicyonian /sis ee oh nee euhn/, adj., n. /sish ee on , sis /, n. an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth … Useful english dictionary
Epopeus — (Ἐποπεύς) was a mythical Greek king of Sicyon, with an archaic bird name that linked him to epops (έποψ), the hoopoe, the watcher . [ Now the long list of Sicyonian kings which we find in Pausanias touches on bird lore at more than one juncture … Wikipedia
251 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* Paseas, the tyrant of the Greek city state of Sicyon, is assassinated by Nicocles, with the acquiescence of the Macedonian king Antigonus II. Nicocles reigns as tyrant of Sicyon for only four months, during which… … Wikipedia
Asopus — or Asôpos (Greek Ασωπός) is the name of five different rivers in Greece and Turkey and also in Greek mythology the name of the gods of those rivers.The rivers#Boeotian Asopus, a river of Boeotia rising on Mt. Cithaeron and flowing through the… … Wikipedia
Hygieia — In Greek mythology, Hygieia (polytonic|Ὑγιεία) or Hygeia (polytonic|Ὑγεία) was a daughter of Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, the moon. She also played an important part in her father s cult.… … Wikipedia
Pamphilus — (Greek: polytonic|Πάμφιλος ) (misspelled Pamphylus ) may refer to:* Pamphilus (mythology), son of Aegimius * Pamphilus of Amphipolis, painter of 4th century BC head of Sicyonian school * Pamphilus of Alexandria, grammarian in the 1st century *… … Wikipedia
Menander — For other meanings of Menander, see Menander (disambiguation). Bust of Menander. Menander (Greek: Μένανδρος, Menandros; ca. 342–291 BC), Greek dramatist, the best known representative of Athenian New Comedy, was the son of well to do parents; his … Wikipedia
Antigonus II Gonatas — (lit. knock knees ) (Greek Αντίγονος B΄ Γονατᾶς ca. 319 BC 239 BC) was a powerful ruler who firmly established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans. His political… … Wikipedia
