Hybla, ae, and Hyblē, ēs, f., =Ὕβλη,
I a mountain of Sicily abounding in flowers and bees , with a city of the same name , Plin. 11, 13, 13, § 32; Verg. E. 7, 37; Ov. Tr. 5, 13, 22; Sil. 14, 200; Mart. 7, 88, 8; 10, 12, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 16.—
II Derivv.
A Hy-blaeus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mount Hybla , Hyblean : apes, Verg. E. 1, 55: mella, Mart. 11, 42: avena, i. e. of the Sicilian Theocritus , Calp. Ecl. 4, 6, 3.—
B Hyblenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of the city of Hybla , Hybleans , Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 102.