Theobule

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

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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Sibyl". The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  2. ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 224
  3. ↑ Homer, Iliad 2.495; Hyginus, Fabulae 97
  4. ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.7
  5. ↑ Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 534-535. ISBN   978-0-674-96785-4.
  6. ↑ "Sibyl" . Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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