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]
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.)

[Sibyl-1] Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Sibyl". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

[2] Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Myrtilus (1); Hyginus, Fabulae 224.

[3] Homer, Iliad 2.495; Hyginus, Fabulae 97

[4] Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.7

[5] 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.

[6] "Sibyl". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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