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Sicyon

American  
[sish-ee-on, sis-] / ˈsɪʃ iˌɒn, ˈsɪs- /

noun

  1. an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.


Sicyon British  
/ ˈsɪsɪˌɒn, ˈsɪsɪən /

noun

  1. an ancient city in S Greece, in the NE Peloponnese near Corinth: declined after 146 bc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Peter Pan, three months old, one of six children, son of Prides Hill Sicyon and Lady Babbie, bids fair to become Presidential hound.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was of Ionian origin, but after he had attained some celebrity he became a student at the celebrated school of Sicyon, where he worked under Pamphilus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Ephorus of Ephesus was his first teacher, but attracted by the renown of the Sicyonian school he went and studied at Sicyon.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

This Daedalus must not be confused with Daedalus of Sicyon, a great sculptor of the early part of the 4th century B.C., none of whose works is extant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Of three treasure-houses, those of Sicyon, Cnidus and Athens, the sculptural adornments have been in great part Delphi. recovered.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

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