Hybla

English

Proper noun

Hybla

1. The name of three ancient cities of Sicily.

Related terms

• Hyblaean

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕβλα (Húbla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhy.bla/, [ˈhʏbɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.bla/, [ˈiːblä]

Proper noun

Hybla f sg (genitive Hyblae); first declension

1. (Sicel or Siceliot god) A mother goddess of the Earth and fertility, venerated in Sicily by the Sicels, depicted seated on a throne, flanked by a paredra figure (male or female) and two lions; often associated with Demeter or Potnia Theron.
2. The name of three ancient cities of Sicily, named after the goddess.
   • Megara Hyblaea (Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία), Hybla Gereatis (Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις), Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hybla
Genitive	Hyblae
Dative	Hyblae
Accusative	Hyblam
Ablative	Hyblā
Vocative	Hybla
Locative	Hyblae

Derived terms

• Hyblaeus
• Hyblēnsis
• Hyblōn

Descendants

• English: Hybla
• Italian: Ibla
• Sicilian: Ibbla

References

• “Hybla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Hybla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.