Ὕβλα

Ancient Greek

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Proper noun

Ὕβλα • (Húbla) f (genitive Ὕβλᾱς); first declension

  1. (theonym) 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. (toponym) 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)

Inflection

First declension of ᾱ̔ Ὕβλᾱ; τᾶς Ὕβλᾱς (Doric)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ᾱ̔ Ὕβλᾱ
hā Húblā
Genitive τᾶς Ὕβλᾱς
tâs Húblās
Dative τᾷ Ὕβλᾳ
tāî Húblāi
Accusative τᾱ̀ν Ὕβλᾱν
tā̀n Húblān
Vocative Ὕβλᾱ
Húblā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Ύβλα (Ývla)
  • Latin: Hybla
    • English: Hybla
    • Italian: Ibla
    • Sicilian: Ibbla

References

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