Edoni — Die Edoner (auch Edonen, Edoni) waren ein Thrakischer Volksstamm, der seinen ursprünglichen Wohnsitz in Mygdonien hatte, zwischen den Flüssen Axios und Strymon, in der heutigen Präfektur Thessaloniki. Lykurg war ein mythischer König der Edonen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ЭДОНЫ — • Edōni, Ήδωνες, фракийский народ между реками Стримоном и Пестом, со времени Филиппа II причислялся к Македонии. У поэтов, напр. у Горация (Od. 2, 7, 27.), имя это употреблялось вместо фракийцев. Thuc. 4, 109. Hdt. 7, 100 … Реальный словарь классических древностей
Amphipolis — ( gr. Ἀμφίπολις ndash; Amphípolis ) was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present day periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river… … Wikipedia
Dryas — For other uses of Dryas or Drias see Dryas (disambiguation), Drias (disambiguation), Dryad (disambiguation), and Hamadryad (disambiguation). Dryas ( oak ) is the name of nine characters in Greek mythology 1. Dryas was the son of King Lycurgus,… … Wikipedia
Oba of Benin — An Oba of Benin from the late 17th century The Oba of Benin, or Omo N Oba, is both the oba of the Edo people and the pretender to the defunct title of the king of the Benin Kingdom (1180 1897). The Benin homeland (not to be confused with the… … Wikipedia
Lycurgus (Thrace) — Lycurgus (also Lykurgos, Lykourgos) was a king of the Edoni in Thrace, and the father of Dryas, the oak ( Iliad vi). He banned the cult of Dionysus. When Lycurgus heard that Dionysus was in his kingdom, he imprisoned Dionysus followers, the… … Wikipedia
Cicones — Approximate location of the Kikones The Cicones, Ciconians or Kikonians, (Greek: Κίκονες) were a Homeric Thracian[1] tribe, whose stronghold in the time of Odysseus was the town of Ismara (or Is … Wikipedia
Argead dynasty — The Argead dynasty (Ancient Greek: polytonic|οἱ Ἀργεάδαι, the Argeads ) was the ancient Greek ruling house of Macedon from about 700 to 311 BC. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their legendary origins to Argos … Wikipedia
Ancient Macedonians — The expansion of ancient Macedon up to the death of King Philip II (r. 359–336 BC). The Macedonians (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers … Wikipedia
Mygdonia, Thessaloniki — Mygdonia Μυγδονία Location … Wikipedia
