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Phrygian clearly did not belong to the family of Anatolian languages spoken in most of the adjacent countries, such as Hittite. [11] [12] The apparent similarity of the Phrygian language to Greek and its dissimilarity with the Anatolian languages spoken by most of their neighbors is also taken as support for a European origin of the Phrygians. [6]
Frygiens läge i Mindre Asien. Frygien (grekiska: Φρυγία; latin: Phrygia) var ett antikt landskap i Mindre Asien.Det omfattade ursprungligen dels det inre av halvöns västra del, Stor-Frygien, mellan Lydien i väster och floden Halys i öster, dels det sedermera till Mysien räknade kustlandskapet i nordväst, Lill-Frygien, vid Propontis.
Hellenic constitutes a branch of the Indo-European language family. The ancient languages that might have been most closely related to it, ancient Macedonian [30] [31] (either an ancient Greek dialect or a separate Hellenic language) and Phrygian, [32] are not documented well enough to permit
The Phrygian people started to live in the area from c. 1200 BC, and made a kingdom in the 8th century BC. It was ruined by Cimmerian invaders c. 690 BC, then conquered by its neighbor Lydia , before it passed successively into the Persian Empire of Cyrus , the empire of Alexander and his successors , was taken by the king of Pergamon , and ...
Aug 30, 2024 · Phrygian is a member of the Indo-European linguistic family, but because of the fragmentary evidence, its exact position within that family is uncertain. [19] Phrygian is placed among the Palaeo-Balkan languages, either through areal contact or genetic relationship.
Lydian is an extinct Indo-European [1] Anatolian language spoken in the region of Lydia, in western Anatolia (now in Turkey).The language is attested in graffiti and in coin legends from the late 8th century or the early 7th century to the 3rd century BCE, but well-preserved inscriptions of significant length are so far limited to the 5th century and the 4th century BCE, during the period of ...
Cybele enthroned, with lion, cornucopia, and mural crown.Roman marble, c. 50 AD.Getty Museum. Cybele (/ ˈ s ɪ b əl iː / SIB-ə-lee; [1] Phrygian: Matar Kubileya/Kubeleya "Kubileya/Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; [2] Lydian Kuvava; Greek: Κυβέλη Kybele, Κυβήβη Kybebe, Κύβελις Kybelis) is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forerunner in the ...
