Polybus of Sicyon
{{Short description|Son of Hermes and Chthonophyle}}
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In Greek mythology, Polybus{{Pronunciation needed|date=February 2024}} (Ancient Greek: Πόλυβος) was the 20th king of Sicyon who reigned for 40 years.Eusebius, Chronographia [https://topostext.org/work/531#63 63]
Family
Polybus was the son of Hermes and Chthonophyle, daughter of the eponym of Sicyon. He had a daughter Lysimache or Lysianassa whom he gave in marriage to Talaus of Argos, son of King Bias.Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.6.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:chapter=&highlight=Polybus 2.6.6] Some authors considered the fisherman Glaucus to be Polybus's son by Euboea, daughter of Larymnus.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 7.294c with Promathides of Heraclea, Half Iambics as the authority
Mythology
Polybus inherited the throne of Sicyon from his grandfather and during his reign, his grandson Adrastus came to him fleeing from Argos. Afterwards, at the death of Polybus, Adrastus succeeded his grandfather as the new ruler of the city.
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References
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2013.01.0003 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library].
- Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2013.01.0001 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
Category:Princes in Greek mythology
Category:Mythological kings of Sicyon
Category:Mythological Sicyonians
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