Sicyon

[ sish-ee-on, sis- ]

noun

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

Sicyon

/ ˈsɪsɪˌɒn; ˈsɪsɪən /

noun

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

Other Words From

• Sic·y·o·ni·an [sis-ee-, oh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

Having assuaged her thirst for revenge, Cratesipolis entered Sicyon in triumph, and assumed the government.

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From the word , applied by Herodotus to the recitations at Sicyon, it is plain that they were matches among the rhapsodists.

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In 369 he forced the Isthmus lines and secured Sicyon for Thebes, but gained no considerable successes.

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But does it also represent the form in which they were recited at (let us say) Sicyon?

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Now when Cleisthenes became tyrant of Sicyon he felt that the cult of the local hero was a danger.

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