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Sicyonia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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in Grecian mythology was,
1, an appellative of Venus, derived from her temple at Sicyon, where she was represented in a statue of gold and ivory-apparently the famous Venus Victrix, since, according to Pausanias, it held in its hand an apple;
2, a surname of Minerva, to whom Epopeus erected a temple after his victory over the Thebans.
Sida, in Grecian mythology, was the wife of Orion, who was banished by Juno to Hades because she pretended 'to be more beautiful than the goddess (Apollod. i, 4, 3).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sicyonia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sicyonia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sicyonia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sicyonia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.