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  1. 1 day ago · Phrygian: language of the ancient Phrygians. Very likely, but not certainly, a sister group to Hellenic. Sicel: an ancient language spoken by the Sicels (Greek Sikeloi, Latin Siculi), one of the three indigenous (i.e. pre-Greek and pre-Punic) tribes of Sicily. Proposed relationship to Latin or proto-Illyrian (Pre-Indo-European) at an earlier stage.

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  2. 5 days ago · The literary language was established by the national poet Kosta Khetagurov (1859–1906). Persian language, also called Farsi, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the official language of Iran, and two varieties of Persian known as Dari and Tajik are official languages in Afghanistan and Tajikistan ...

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  4. 1 day ago · In its modern form, Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. It is spoken by at least 13.5 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and the many other countries of the Greek diaspora .

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  5. 3 days ago · Unclassified Indo-European languages: Phrygian: the epithet ΓΔΑΝ ΜΑ (Gdan Ma), taken to mean 'Earth Mother', or a loan from Anatolian languages. However, the name appears as a compound in names of Asia Minor written in the Greek alphabet. Phrygian also attests the word KTON as referring to the earth.

  6. May 2, 2024 · Midas was the king of Phrygia, an ancient district in west-central Anatolia. He was first mentioned in extant Greek literature by Herodotus as having dedicated a throne at Delphi, before Gyges—i.e., before or little after 700 bc. Later reports that he married a daughter of Agamemnon, king of Aeolic.

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  7. May 9, 2024 · Laodicea on the Lycus was known for its medical school and renowned physicians. The city produced various medicinal remedies, including the famous Phrygian powder, an eye salve highly regarded for its healing properties. Luscious Hot Springs. The vicinity of Laodicea on the Lycus was blessed with natural hot springs.

  8. May 7, 2024 · The Phrygians spoke an Indo-European language. (See Phrygian language.) Although the Phrygians adopted the alphabet originated by the Phoenicians, only a few dozen inscriptions in the Phrygian language have been found, primarily funereal, and so much of what is thought to be known of Phrygia is second-hand information from Greek sources. Mythic ...

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