Hybla

== English == === Proper noun === Hybla The name of three ancient cities of Sicily. ==== Related terms ==== Hyblaean == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕβλα (Húbla). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.bɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.bla] === Proper noun === Hybla f sg (genitive Hyblae); first declension (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. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Hyblaeus Hyblēnsis Hyblōn ==== Descendants ==== English: Hybla Italian: Ibla Sicilian: Ibbla Sicilian: Ivra === 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.