Illyrian Mythology - Greek Mythology of Illyria, Paleo-Balkanic Religion, Illyrius, Medaurus (Paperback)

Chapters: Greek Mythology of Illyria, Paleo-Balkanic Religion, Illyrius, Medaurus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paleo-Balkanic religion is a rubric that entails the gods and goddesses worshipped by the Dacians, Thracians, and Illyrians. Unfortunately, little is known about the mythology of the Iron Age Balkans in general. One notable cult that is attested from Thrace to Moesia and Scythia Minor is that of the "Thracian horseman," also known as the "Thracian Heros," at Odessos (Varna) attested by a Thracian name as Heros Karabazmos, a god of the underworld usually depicted on funeral statues as a horseman slaying a beast with a spear. Detail of the main fresco of the Aleksandrovo kurgan. The figure is identified with Zalmoxis.Dacian or Thracian deities: Several Thracian deities show close analogy to the Greek cult of Dionysus, Orpheus and Persephone (the Dionysian Mysteries): Known Dacian theonyms include Zalmoxis, Gebeleizis and Derzelas. Kogaion was the name of a holy mountain of the Dacians. The mythology of the Illyrians is only known through mention of Illyrian deities on Roman Empire period monuments, some with interpretatio Romana. There appears to be no single most prominent Illyrian god and there would have been much variation between individual Illyrian tribes. The Illyrians did not develop a uniform cosmology on which to center their religious practices. Some deities are known exclusively from Istria, such as Eia, Malesocus, Boria and Iria. In Liburnia, Anzotica is identified with Venus. Other local theonyms include Latra, Sentona and Ica. Bindus, identified with Neptune, was worshipped among the Japodes. Further north, the hot springs of Topusko were dedicated to Vidasus and Thana, identified with Silvanus and Diana. From the eas...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=300837