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Syceus

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Son of Gaia in Greek mythology

InGreek mythology,Syceus (Ancient Greek:Συκεύς,Sykeus, fromσυκέα meaning "fig-tree"^[1]) was aTitan son ofGaea (Earth) and eponym of the city of Sykea inCilicia.^[2]

Mythology

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OnlyAthenaeus in hisDeipnosophistae mentioned Sykeus' myth with his source beingTryphon'sOf Plants (orNames of Plants)^[3] andAndrotion'sFarmers' Handbook:^[2]

Sykeus, one of theTitans, was pursued byZeus and taken under the protection of his mother, Earth, and that she caused the plant [the fig] to grow for her son's pleasure.
— Deipnosophistae

Notes

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^"Greek Word Study Tool".Perseus Digital Library. February 2, 2019.
^^a ^bAthenaeus,Deipnosophistae78a This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
^Montana, Fausto (2020). "Alexandrian Scholars in an Augustan World". In Franco Montanari (ed.).History of ancient Greek scholarship: From the beginnings to the end of the Byzantine age. Leiden: Brill. pp. 244–259.ISBN 9789004430570. p. 258:Tryphon's ...(Names) of Plants

References

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Athenaeus of Naucratis,The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854.Online version at the Perse–us Digital Library.
Athenaeus of Naucratis,Deipnosophistae. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.