ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK

Inštitut za arheologijo  ZRC SAZU

ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK 44, 1993

Marjeta ŠAŠEL KOS:

Cadmus and Harmonia in Illyria

Abstract

Of all the known legends connected to the northwestern Balkans, the one which was most deeply rootecl among the population is the legend of the Theban heroic pair, Cadmus and Harmonia. After various disasters which overtook their children, they migrated in their old age from Boeotian Thebes to the Enchclei and ruled over them. The author collected all the available evidence which throws light upon this last part of the legend. In her opinion the legends of Cadmus, of Bato, and of the Cadmeians among the Enchelei must be primarily explained as the powerful civilizing impulses of greater or lesser groups of people who for various reasons migrated to the north, where they contributed to swifter urbanization (the establishment of Harpya, Lychnidus, Buthoe, Rhizon, and mysterious Cylices) and social development (the Cadmeian dynasty) of the southern Dalmatian region and the lands along the Maccdonian border.

Full text (pdf)

Arheološki vestnik |  Editorial board |  Ordering, price list and other information |  Search |  Issues online |  Guidelines for contributors |  Author declaration form |  Reviewer form
Home | Top