Sicyonia, a province of Peloponnesus, on the bay of Corinth, of which Sicyon was the capital. It is the most eminent kingdom of Greece, and in its flourishing situation, not only its dependent states, but also the whole Peloponnesus, were called Sicyonia. The territory is said to abound with corn, wine, and olives, and also with iron mines. It produced many celebrated men, particularly artists. See: [Sicyon].
Side, the wife of Orion, thrown into hell by Juno, for boasting herself fairer than the goddess. Apollodorus, bk. 1, ch. 4.——A daughter of Belus.——A daughter of Danaus.——A town of Pamphylia. Livy, bk. 37, ch. 23.—Cicero, bk. 3, Letters to his Friends, ltr. 6.
Sidēro, the stepmother of Tyro, killed by Pelias.
Sidicīnum, a town of Campania, called also Teanum. See: [Teanum]. Virgil, Æneid, bk. 7, li. 727.
Sidon, an ancient city of Phœnicia, the capital of the country, with a famous harbour, now called Said. It is situate on the shores of the Mediterranean, at the distance of about 50 miles from Damascus and 24 from Tyre. The people of Sidon were well known for their industry, their skill in arithmetic, in astronomy, and commercial affairs, and in sea voyages. They, however, had the character of being very dishonest. Their women were peculiarly happy in working embroidery. The invention of glass, of linen, and of a beautiful purple dye, is attributed to them. The city of Sidon was taken by Ochus king of Persia, after the inhabitants had burnt themselves and the city, B.C. 351; but it was afterwards rebuilt by its inhabitants. Lucan, bk. 3, li. 217; bk. 10, li. 141.—Diodorus, bk. 16.—Justin, bk. 11, ch. 10.—Pliny, bk. 36, ch. 26.—Homer, Odyssey, bk. 15, li. 411.—Mela, bk. 1, ch. 12.
Sidoniorum insulæ, islands in the Persian gulf. Strabo, bk. 16.
Sidōnis, is the country of which Sidon was the capital, situate at the west of Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean. Ovid, Metamorphoses, bk. 2, fable 19.——Dido, as a native of the country, is often called Sidonis. Ovid, Metamorphoses, bk. 14, li. 80.
Sidonius Caius Sollius Apollinaris, a christian writer, born A.D. 430. He died in the 52nd year of his age. There are remaining of his compositions, some letters and different poems, consisting chiefly of panegyrics on the great men of his time, written in heroic verse, and occasionally in other metre, of which the best edition is that of Labbæus, Paris, 4to, 1652.——The epithet of Sidonius is applied not only to the natives of Sidon, but it is used to express the excellence of anything, especially embroidery or dyed garments. Carthage is called Sidonia urbs, because built by Sidonians. Virgil, Æneid, bk. 1, li. 682.
Siena Julia, a town of Etruria. Cicero, Brutus, ch. 18.—Tacitus, bk. 4, Histories, ch. 45.
[♦]Siga, now Ned-Roma, a town of Numidia, famous as the residence of Syphax. Pliny, bk. 5, ch. 11.