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:
Notes
- "Greek Word Study Tool". Perseus Digital Library. February 2, 2019.
- Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 78a
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References
- 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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