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Tychacum

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the original name of a Temple of Portune at Antioch, which was turned into a church, and called by the name of Ignatius by Theodosius. See Bingham, Christ. Antiq. bk. 8ch. 3, 4. Tyche, in Greek mythology, is identical with Fortuna of the Romans. Pindar calls her a daughter of Jupiter. She possessed at Thebes, and at numerous other places, temples and monuments.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Tychacum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/tychacum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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