Illyrie, Founder of Illyria

Illyrie (Illyrio,Illyrios,Illyrius,Illyriós,Illyri,Ilirije,Illyrie)

Illyrius (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυριός, Illyriós) is the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the Illyrians. [1] Illyrius/Illyriós/Illyri is a name known in different stories found in ancient Greek mythology.

En

Note: Not the same Illyrius son of Polyphemus and Galatea.

Etymology

In Greek mythology, the name of Illyria is aetiologically traced to Illyrius, the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the Illyrians.[11] A later version of the myth identifies Polyphemus and Galatea as parents of Celtus, Galas, and Illyrius.[12]

Ancient Greek writers used the name "Illyrian" to describe peoples between the Liburnians and Epirus.[13] Fourth-century BC Greek writers clearly separated the people along the Adriatic coast from the Illyrians, and only in the 1st century AD was "Illyrian" used as a general term for all the peoples across the Adriatic.[14] Writers also spoke of "Illyrians in the strict sense of the word"; Pomponius Mela (43 AD) the stricto sensu Illyrians lived north of the Taulantii and Enchele, on the Adriatic shore;[15] Pliny the Elder used "properly named Illyrians"[14] (Illyrii proprii/proprie dicti) for a small people[14] south of Epidaurum,[14] or between Epidaurum (now Cavtat) and Lissus (now Lezhë). [15] In the Roman period, Illyricum, a term which signified a broader region than Illyria, was used for the area between the Adriatic and Danube.[13][16]

Origins of Illyrius as eponymous progenitor of the Illyrian people

• Cadmus and Harmonia
• Polyphemus and Galatea

Progeny

Illyrius had six sons and three daughters whose names were associated with specific tribes:[13]

Sons

• Autarieus (Αυταριέα) of the Autariates
• Encheleus (Εγχελέα) of the Enchelaeae
• Dardanus (Δάρδανον) mythical ancestor of the Dardani
• Maedus (Μαίδον)
• Perrhaebus (Περραιβόν) of the Perrhaebi
• Taulas (Ταυλαντά) of the Taulantii

Daughters

• Partho (Παρθώ) of the Partheni
• Daortho (Δαορθώ) of the Daors
• Dassaro (Δασσαρώ) of the Dassaretae

Grandsons

• Pannonius or Paeon (son of Autarieus) of the Pannonians

Greatgrandsons

• Scordiscus (son of Pannonius) of the Scordisci
• Triballus (son of Pannonius) of the Triballi

References

Citations

Sources

See also

• Illyrians, Geni project
• Illyrians, wikipedia
• List of ancient tribes in Illyria

Illyrie

(En) - According to Greek mythology, Illyria was the founder of the Illyrian people, and Taulas (Tαύλας) was one of his six sons and the progenitor of the future Taulanti tribe. Taulants inhabited part of the coast of the Adriatic Sea around today's northern Albania, i.e. the city of Epidamnus (Durace). Taulants played a significant role in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Kr. when they ruled the Illyrian kingdom, previously established by the Enchileans, also an Illyrian tribe. The Albani and Partini tribes also lived in roughly the same areas as the Taulanti. Around 335 BC. Kr. King Glaukias established the Taulant dynasty in the Illyrian kingdom and in 323 BC. Kr. manages to return all the lands that the Macedonians conquered from the Enheleians. Later, the Illyrians also conquered Epidamnus and Apollonia, Greek colonies founded in the 7th century BC. Kr.

(Cro-Hr) - Prema grčkoj mitologiji, Ilirije je bio začetnik ilirskog naroda, a Taulas (Tαύλας) je bio jedan od njegovih šest sinova i rodonačelnik budućeg plemena Taulanti. Taulanti su naseljavali dio obale jadranskog mora oko današnje sjeverne Albanije, odnosno grada Epidamnusa (Drač). Taulanti su značajnu ulogu odigrali u 4. i 3. stoljeću pr. Kr. kada su vladali Ilirskim kraljevstvom, prethodno uspostavljenim od strane Enhilejaca, također ilirskog plemena. Plemena Albani i Partini također su živjeli na približno istim područjima kao Taulanti. Oko 335. godine pr. Kr. kralj Glaukijas je uspostavio dinastiju Taulanta u Ilirskom kraljevstvu a 323. godine pr. Kr. uspijeva vratiti sve zemlje koje su od Enhelejaca osvojili Makedonci. Kasnije su Iliri osvojili i Epidamnus i Apoloniju, grčke kolonije osnovane još u 7. stoljeću pr. Kr.

Etymology

In Greek mythology, the name of Illyria is aetiologically traced to Illyrius, the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the Illyrians.[11] A later version of the myth identifies Polyphemus and Galatea as parents of Celtus, Galas, and Illyrius.[12]

Ancient Greek writers used the name "Illyrian" to describe peoples between the Liburnians and Epirus.[13] Fourth-century BC Greek writers clearly separated the people along the Adriatic coast from the Illyrians, and only in the 1st century AD was "Illyrian" used as a general term for all the peoples across the Adriatic.[14] Writers also spoke of "Illyrians in the strict sense of the word"; Pomponius Mela (43 AD) the stricto sensu Illyrians lived north of the Taulantii and Enchele, on the Adriatic shore;[15] Pliny the Elder used "properly named Illyrians"[14] (Illyrii proprii/proprie dicti) for a small people[14] south of Epidaurum,[14] or between Epidaurum (now Cavtat) and Lissus (now Lezhë). [15] In the Roman period, Illyricum, a term which signified a broader region than Illyria, was used for the area between the Adriatic and Danube.[13][16]

See:

• Illyrius
• Illyria
• Taulantii: En, Hr