 A village named until 1920 "Vasiliko" (described by the 1911 "Encyclopædia Britannica" as "insignificant") now occupies the site.Ancient
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Sicyon has been traditionally identified with the mythical Mecone or Mekone  , site of the trick at Mecone carried out by Prometheus.Mecone is also described by Callimachus as "the seat of the gods", and as the place where the gods Zeus Poseidon and Hades cast lots for what part of the world they ruled.