Illyrius
Illyrius (Greek: Ιλλυριός) is a name known in different stories found in ancient Greek mythology.
Origins
Cadmus and Harmonia
According to the Library and Epitome of Apollodorus, Illyrius was the youngest son of Cadmus and Harmonia who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the whole Illyrian people.[1] Illyrius was specifically born during an expedition against the Illyrians on the side of the Encheleans.[2]
Polyphemus and Galatea
According to the Illyrian Wars of Appian, Illyrius was the son of the Cyclops Polyphemus and his wife Galatea with siblings Celtus and Galas. The children of Polyphemus all migrated from Sicily and ruled over the peoples named after them, the Celts, the Illyrians, and the Galatians.[3] This particular genealogy was most likely composed by the ancient Greek founders of Epidamnus (Corinthians and Corcyrans) and preserved in Appian's work.[4]
Progeny
Illyrius had six sons and three daughters whose names were associated with specific tribes:[5]
Sons
Daughters
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
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Apollodorus & Hard 1999, p. 103 (Book III, 5.4); Grimal & Maxwell-Hyslop 1996, pp. 83, 230.
- ^ Apollodorus & Hard 1999, p. 103 (Book III, 5.4); Grimal & Maxwell-Hyslop 1996, pp. 83, 230.
- ^ Appian. The Illyrian Wars.
- ^ Lewis et al. 1994, p. 423.
- ^ Wilkes 1995, p. 92.
Sources
- Apollodorus; Hard, Robin (1999). The Library of Greek Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192839241.
- Grimal, Pierre; Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. (1996). The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 0631201025.
- Lewis, D. M.; Boardman, John; Hornblower, Simon; Ostwald, M. (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC. Cambridge University Press.
- Wilkes, John J. (1995). The Illyrians. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0631198075.