SICYON

Meaning of SICYON in English

Pronunciation: ' si-sh ē - ˌ än, ' si-s ē -

Variant: or Greek Sik · y · on \ ' s ē -k ē - ˌ o ̇ n \

Function: geographical name

ancient city S Greece in NE Peloponnese NW of Corinth

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SICYON — or Greek Sikyon geographical name ancient city S Greece in NE Peloponnese NW of Corinth
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SICYON — Ancient city, northern Peloponnese , southern Greece. Located 11 mi (18 km) northwest of Corinth , Sicyon was influential in …
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SICYON — — Sicyonian /sis'ee oh"nee euhn/ , adj. , n. /sish"ee on', sis"-/ , n. an ancient city in S Greece, …
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SICYON — geographical name or Greek Sik·y·on ˈsē-kē-ˌȯn ancient city S Greece in NE Peloponnese NW of Corinth
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SICYON — also spelled Secyon, Modern Greek Sikin, ancient Greek city in the northern Peloponnese about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of …
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SICYON — Ancient city, northern Peloponnese , southern Greece. Located 11 mi (18 km) northwest of Corinth , Sicyon was influential in …
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SICYON — (sish'eon), 1 Macc. 15:23, a celebrated Greek city in Peloponnesus, upon the Corinthian Gulf.
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ARATUS OF SICYON — born 271 died 213 BC Hellenistic Greek statesman, diplomat, and soldier. He democratized Sicyon (251) and, as leader of the …
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ARATUS OF SICYON — /euh ray"teuhs euhv sish"ee on', sis"-, euh rah"-/ 271-213 B.C., Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
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EUTYCHIDES OF SICYON — flourished 3rd century BC Greek sculptor, who was a pupil of Lysippus. His most noted work was a statue of …
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CLEISTHENES OF SICYON
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ARATUS OF SICYON — born 271 BC died 213 Greek statesman of the Hellenistic Period, a skilled diplomatist and guerrilla fighter who for many …
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ARATUS OF SICYON — born 271 died 213 BC Hellenistic Greek statesman, diplomat, and soldier. He democratized Sicyon (251) and, as leader of the …
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SIKYON — geographical name see: Sicyon
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LYSIPPUS — or Lysippos flourished 4th century BC, Sicyon, Greece Greek sculptor. He was famous for the new and slender proportions of …
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SICYONIAN — I. |sisē|ōnyən, -ikē-, -ōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sicyoni us of Sicyon (from Greek sikyōnios, from Sikyōn Sicyon) …
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AGARISTIDAE — ˌagəˈristəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Agarista, type genus (perhaps after Agariste fl 6th century B.C. daughter …
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SIKYON — see Sicyon
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TYRANT — Greek Tyrannos a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such …
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COIN
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PHEIDON — flourished 7th century BC king of Argos, Argolis, who made his city an important power in the Peloponnese, Greece. The …
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MUSE — Greek Mousa, or Moisa, Latin Musa in Greco-Roman religion and mythology, any of a group of sister goddesses of obscure …
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MEGACLES — flourished 6th century BC the leader of one of the parties that struggled for control of Athens during the period …
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LYSIPPUS — flourished 4th century BC, , Sicyon, Greece Greek sculptor, head of the school at Argos and Sicyon in the time …
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HEBE — (from Greek hebe, "young maturity," or "bloom of youth"), daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and his wife Hera. In …
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FULVIA — died 40 BC, Sicyon, Greece in Roman history, the wife of Mark Antony, and a participant in the struggle for …
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CLEISTHENES OF ATHENS — born c. 570 BC died c. 508 Cleisthenes also spelled Clisthenes statesman regarded as the founder of Athenian democracy, serving …
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ANTIOPE — in Greek legend, the mother, by the god Zeus, of the twins Amphion and Zethus. According to one account, her …
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ANTIGONUS II GONATAS — born c. 320 BC died 239 king of Macedonia from 276 BC who rebuilt his kingdom's power and established its …
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LYSIPPUS — or Lysippos flourished 4th century BC, Sicyon, Greece Greek sculptor. He was famous for the new and slender proportions of …
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NYCTEUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Thebes, father of Antiope, and son of Hyrieus. When his daughter was seduced by Zeus …
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EPOPEUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Sicyon. He married with Antiope, the daughter of King Nycteus of Thebes. Nycteus' attempts to …
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