- Graecus
Graecus or Græcus (Ancient Greek: Polytonic|Γραικός) was, according to
Hesiod 's "Eoiae" (Greek: Ηοίαι) or "Catalogue of Women " [Hesiod. "Eoiae" (Greek: Ηοίαι) or "Catalogue of Women ", c. 650 BC.] on the origin of theGreeks , the son of Pandora andZeus . His mother Pandora II (named after her grandmotherPandora ) was the daughter ofDeucalion andPyrrha and sister ofHellen who together with his three sonsDorus ,Xuthus (with his sons Ion and Achaeus) andAeolos , comprised the set of ancient tribes that formed the Greek/Hellenic nation.Later traditions
According to
Stephanus of Byzantium , Graecus was a son ofThessalus . According toVirgil ,Latinus is Graecus's brother. The Hellenic tribeGraecians according to legend took their name after Graecus. They were one of the first Greek tribes to colonizeItaly . The area that came to be known asMagna Graecia took its name after them. TheLatins used this term in reference to all Hellenic people because the first Hellenes they came into contact with were theGraecians , hence the name Greeks.References
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Names of the Greeks External links
* [http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Zeus.html Greek Mythology Link (Carlos Parada) - Zeus]
* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1407.html The Ancient Library - Graecus]
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