In Greek mythology, the name Theobule (Ancient Greek: Θεοβούλη from θεός + βούλλα[1] 'divine will' or 'divine counsel') refers to:
- Theobule, mother of Myrtilus by Hermes.[2]
- Theobula, mother of Arcesilaus and Prothoenor by Areilycus[3] (Archilycus[4]). Their son was one of the Boeotian leaders in the Trojan War. In one account, Alector was the father of Arcesilaus by Cleobule and Prothoenor by Arteis.[5]
This name was also thought to have given rise to Sibyl by Varro, a Roman man of letters.[1] The historian Jerome similarly explained Theobule as the Attic form of the Doric Σιοβόλλα (Siobolla), a variant of Sibulla (Sibyl in Greek)[6]
- ^ a b Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Sibyl". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Myrtilus (1); Hyginus, Fabulae 224.
- ^ Homer, Iliad 2.495; Hyginus, Fabulae 97
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.7
- ^ Tzetzes, John (2015). Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 41, Prologue 534–535. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4.
- ^ "Sibyl". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)