Greek Name:
Transliteration:
Translation: |
SulliV
Syllis
Reconciler (sylluô) |
SYLLIS was a Naiad Nymph of the city of Sikyon (southern Greece). She was loved by the god Apollon and bore him a son Zeukippos, who became king of the realm.
Her son's name means "bridging or yoking the horse", a horse being both a literal horse, and also a stream or river.
| PARENTS |
Perhaps a daughter of the River ASOPOS
|
| OFFSPRING |
ZEUKIPPOS (by Apollon) (Pausanias 2.6.7)
|
"After Phaistos [King of Sikyon, son of Herakles] in obedience to an oracle migrated to Krete, the next king [of Sikyon] is said to have been Zeuxippos, the son of Apollon and the Nymphe Syllis. On the death of Zeuxippos, Agamemnon led an army against Sikyon." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 2.6.7
It is not clear if Pausanias' chronology is correct. He may merely be trying to combine several rival traditions in a single narrative.
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
|
