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. Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Sibyl". Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.
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.)