Mysians

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Land of the Mysians, who were at the origin of the historic name of the region (Mysia) in northwest Anatolia

Mysians

Asia Minor
.

Origins according to ancient authors

Their first mention is by Homer, in his list of Trojans allies in the Iliad, and according to whom the Mysians fought in the Trojan War on the side of Troy, under the command of Chromis and Ennomus the Augur, and were lion-hearted spearmen who fought with their bare hands.[1]

Peneus.[3] Herodotus adds an account and description of later Mysians who fought in Darius
' army.

oxya tree
.

Mysian language

Little is known about the

Macedon
.

A short inscription which could be in Mysian and which dates from between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC was found in Üyücek, near Kütahya, and seems to include Indo-European words, but it has not been deciphered.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Homer. "II, 858". The Iliad.
  2. ^ Herodotus (1907). "I, 171". Histories.
  3. ^ Herodotus (1907). "VII, 20". Histories.
  4. ^ Strabo (1917). "I, 171". Geography.
  5. ^ "Epigraphical database: Native 'Mysian' inscription". Packard Humanities Institute.