Illyrius (Greek: Ιλλυριός) is a name known in different stories found in ancient Greek mythology. In one of these stories, Ιλλυριός (Illyrios) was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia who eventually ruled Illyria and become the eponymous ancestor of the whole Illyrian people.^[1] However, a different story shows Illyrius as the son of the Cyclops Polyphemus and his wife Galatea with siblings Celtus and Galas.^[2]. The children of Polyphemus all migrated from Sicily and ruled over peoples named after them (i.e. Celts, Illyrians, and Galatians). In both stories, Illyrius was deemed as the ancestor of the Illyrians. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Cadmus Sowing the Dragons teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908 Caddmus, or Kadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia (Modern day Lebanon) and brother of Europa. ... Harmonia may refer to: Harmonia Music, a Cambridgeshire-based youth music organisation Harmonia (mythology), the Greek goddess of harmony and concord Harmonia, a genus of lady beetles Harmonia (band), a 1970s German band Harmonia Ensemble, an Italian chamber music group Harmonia Sacra, a music textbook Harmonia research project, building programming... An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity. ... Odysseus and his men blinding the cyclops Polyphemus (detail of a proto-attic amphora, c. ... Galatea may refer to: Galatea (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology 74 Galatea, an asteroid Galatea a village in the North Island of New Zealand Galatea (Justice League Unlimited), an evil clone of the cartoon version of Supergirl Galatea (Raphael) or The Triumph of Galatea, a Renaissance fresco Raphael Galatea... Keltos (Greek: Κέλτος Latin: Celtus) was in Greek mythology the son of Heracles and Keltine, and the mythical father of the Celtic race. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... A Celtic cross. ... Illyria (disambiguation) Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined Indo-European[1] group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Illyria (disambiguation) Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined Indo-European[1] group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. ...

Illyrius had six sons whose names were Enchelus, Autarieus, Dardanus, Maedus, Taulas and Perrhaebus. He also gave rise to daughters whose names were Partho, Daortho, Dassaro, and others. The children of Illyrius gave birth to the Taulantii, the Perrhaebi, Enchelees, Autaries, Dardani, Partheni, Dassaretii and the Daorsii. Autarieus had a son named Pannonius (or Paeon). Pannonius then had two sons, Scordiscus and Triballus, from whom also nations bearing similar names originated. In Greek mythology, Dardanus (burner up) was a son of Zeus by Electra, daughter of Atlas, and founder of the city of Dardania on Mount Ida in the Troad. ... The Taulantii were an ancient Illyrian people in the neighborhood of Epidamnus (Thuc. ... Albani (Albanoi), tribe in ancient Illyria, from Alexander G. Findlays Classical Atlas to Illustrate Ancient Geography, New York, 1849 The Dardani were an ancient Indo-European tribe that lived in Dardania (largely corresponding to present day Kosovo, as well as other parts of present day southern Serbia) and was... In verse, a foot is the basic unit of meter used to describe rhythm. ...

Sources

• John Wilkes. The Illyrians, 1992 (pp. 91-92).

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