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- Title
Legend of Cadmus and the Issue of the Origin of Encheleans.
- Authors
Kaljanac, A.
- Abstract
Legend of Sidonian hero Cadmus is one of the oldest legends connected with prehistoric Balkan. Encheleans were people who were named after cult of eel worshiped at Boeotia on the shores of lake Copais. In later periods they were identified with Illyrians. Mycenaean material on the Adriatic shores as well as interaction of cetina culture group with Peloponnesus witness about influences between Greece and Adriatic. Same as name of Encheleans the Illyrian name can be translated as snake-men or eels.
- Subjects
COPAIS Lake (Greece); GREECE; GREEK legends; CADMUS (Greek mythology); GREEK mythology; ILLYRIANS
- Publication
Stratum Plus Journal, 2012, Vol 2012, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
1608-9057
- Publication type
Article