Sibyllists, a name of reproach given, in early times, to the Christians, because in their disputes with the heathen they sometimes made use of the authority of Sibylla, their own prophetess, against them (Origen, Cont. Celsumn, lib. v, p. 272). They urged her writings with so much advantage to the Christian cause and prejudice to the heathen that' Justin Martyr (Apol. 2, p. 82) says the Roman governors made it death for any one to read them, or Hystaspes, or the writings of the prophets. See Bingham, Christ. Antig. bk. i, ch. ii, § 6. Sicanus, in Grecian mythology, was the son of Neptune and a nymph from whom the island of Trinacria is said to have derived its name of Sicania (later Sicily). He is sometimes represented as the father of Proserpine by Ceres.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More