Paleo-Balkan mythology
Paleo-Balkan mythology is the group of religious beliefs held by Paleo-Balkan-speaking peoples in ancient times, including Illyrian, Thracian and Dacian mythologies.[1]
Horseman
The cult of the Thracian horseman, especially his depiction as a hunter (either chasing or holding the hunted animal in his hand), was widespread within the Balkano-Danubian area during the Roman period.[2][3]
Subsets of Paleo-Balkan mythology
- Albanian mythology
- Illyrian mythology
- Thracian religion
- Dacian religion
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See also
Sources
Citations
- Leeming 2005, pp. xvii, 44–45.
- Hampartumian 1979, p. 13.
- Wilkes 1992, p. 247.
Bibliography
- Hampartumian, Nubar (1979). Moesia Inferior (Romanian Section) and Dacia. Corpus Cultus Equitis Thracii (CCET). 4. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29552-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Leeming, David A. (2005). The Oxford Companion to World Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195156692.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wilkes, John J. (1992). The Illyrians. Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-19807-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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