Edoni

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Approximate location of the Edones

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

  1. ^ Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 2.99.
  2. ^ Thuc. 4.102
  3. ^ Thuc. 1.100, 4.102.2
  4. ^ Thuc. 4.102.3
  5. ^ Thuc. 4.107
  6. ^ Thuc. 5.8-10
  7. ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Edonus
  8. ^ Apollodorus 3.5.1
  9. ^ Apollodorus 3.5.1
  10. ^ The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C.

See also

  • List of Thracian tribes
  • Lycurgus (Thrace)
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