Sicyon
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The destruction of Corinth (146 BC) brought Sicyon an acquisition of territory and the presidency over the [[Isthmian games]]; yet in [[Cicero]]'s time it had fallen deep into debt. Under the [[Roman empire]] it was quite obscured by the restored cities of Corinth and [[Patrae]]; in [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]]' age (150 AD) it was almost desolate. |
The destruction of Corinth (146 BC) brought Sicyon an acquisition of territory and the presidency over the [[Isthmian games]]; yet in [[Cicero]]'s time it had fallen deep into debt. Under the [[Roman empire]] it was quite obscured by the restored cities of Corinth and [[Patrae]]; in [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]]' age (150 AD) it was almost desolate. |
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== Ancient monuments == |
== Ancient monuments == |
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==Mythology: Identification with Mecone== |
==Mythology: Identification with Mecone== |
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Sicyon has been traditionally identified with the mythical Mecone or Mekone,page 116, M.L. West, The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 122 (2002), pp. 109-133 (25 pages) Published by: The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies'' Themis'', Jane Ellen Harrison, page 373 https://archive.org/details/themisstudyofsoc00harr/page/372 retrieved 4/02/2019 site of the [[trick at Mecone]] carried out by Prometheus. Mecone is also described by [[Callimachus]] as "the seat of the gods", and as the place where the brother deities [[Zeus]], [[Poseidon]] and [[Hades]] cast lots for what part of the world each would rule.Quoted st page 115, M.L. West, The Journal of Hellenic Studies Vol. 122 (2002), pp. 109-133 |
Sicyon has been traditionally identified with the mythical Mecone or Mekone,page 116, M.L. West, The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 122 (2002), pp. 109-133 (25 pages) Published by: The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies'' Themis'', Jane Ellen Harrison, page 373 https://archive.org/details/themisstudyofsoc00harr/page/372 retrieved 4/02/2019 site of the [[trick at Mecone]] carried out by Prometheus. Mecone is also described by [[Callimachus]] as "the seat of the gods", and as the place where the brother deities [[Zeus]], [[Poseidon]] and [[Hades]] cast lots for what part of the world each would rule.Quoted st page 115, M.L. West, The Journal of Hellenic Studies Vol. 122 (2002), pp. 109-133 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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