Theobule

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]
• Theobule, mother of Arcesilaus and Prothoenor by Areilycus.[3]

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)[4]

Notes

1. Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Sibyl". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
2. Hyginus, Fabulae 224
3. Hyginus, Fabulae 97
4. "Sibyl". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Reference

• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.