Syceus
In Greek mythology, Syceus (Ancient Greek: Συκέα Sykeus means "fig-tree"[1]) was a giant son of Gaea (Earth) and eponym of the city of Sykea in Cilicia.[2]
Mythology[]
Only Athenaeus in his Deipnosophistae mentioned Sykeus' myth with his source being Tryphon's History of Plants and Androtion's Farmers' Handbook:
- . . . Sykeus, one of the Titans, was pursued by Zeus and taken under the protection of his mother, Earth, and that she caused the plant [sykos, i.e. fig] to grow for her son's pleasure.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ "Greek Word Study Tool". Perseus Digital Library. February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 78a
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- Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. Online version at the Perseus 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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