Edoni
The Edoni (also Edones, Edonians, Edonides) (
Myrkinos
.
History
The strategically important
Lacedaemonian coup d'état the Edonians became his allies.[6] They made up most of his army when he defeated Cleon's offensive.[7]
Mythology
Edonus, was the mythical ancestor of the Edones.[8]
Dardanii
, were most likely Edones.
References
- ISBN 960-7265-16-5
- ^ Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 2.99.
- ^ Thuc. 4.102
- ^ Thuc. 1.100, 4.102.2
- ^ Thuc. 4.102.3
- ^ Thuc. 4.107
- ^ Thuc. 5.8-10
- ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Edonus
- ^ Apollodorus 3.5.1
- ^ Apollodorus 3.5.1
- ^ The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C.
See also
- List of Thracian tribes
- Lycurgus (Thrace)