Theobule

In Greek mythology, the name Theobule (Ancient Greek: Θεοβούλη from θεός + βούλλα^[1] ‘divine will’ or ‘divine counsel’) refers to:

• Mother of Myrtilus by Hermes.^[2]
• 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]

References

1. "Sibyl". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.
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.)