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Hybla
In geography, Hybla may refer to any of several different sites in ancient Sicily:
- Megara Hyblaea, archeological site near Augusta
- Hybla Heraea, historic quarter (Ibla) of modern Ragusa
- Hybla Major, perhaps identical with Megara Hyblaea or with Hybla Gereatis
- Hybla Minor
- Hybla Gereatis or Hybla Galeatis, modern PaternĂ²
or in modern America:
- Hybla Valley, Virginia
In literature and poetry, Hyblean is used as an adjective related to honey. One of the ancient towns known as Hybla in Sicily was renowned for its honey; many associate this Hybla with Hyblaean Mountains (figuratively Mount Hybla) in the modern Province of Ragusa.
In computing:
- TCP Hybla is a congestion avoidance algorithm for TCP.
- Hybla (leafhopper), an insect genus in the tribe Dikraneurini
Usage examples of "hybla".
Or do you know the 'Pervigilium Veneris' written for the night festival of the goddess at Hybla, in Sicily?