Illyrius

Illyrius (Greek: Ιλλυριός) is a name known in different stories found in ancient Greek mythology. In one of these stories, Illyrius was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the whole Illyrian people.^[1] However, a different story shows Illyrius as the son of the Cyclops Polyphemus and his wife Galatea with siblings Celtus and Galas.^[2] The children of Polyphemus all migrated from Sicily and ruled over peoples named after them (i.e. Celts, Illyrians, and Galatians). In both stories, Illyrius was deemed as the ancestor of the Illyrians. Illyrius had six sons whose names were Enchelus, Autarieus, Dardanus, Maedus, Taulas and Perrhaebus. He also gave rise to daughters whose names were Partho, Daortho, Dassaro, and others. The children of Illyrius gave birth to the (actual tribes follow) Taulantii, the Perrhaebi, Enchelaeae, Autariates, Dardani, Partheni, Dassaretae and the Daors. Autarieus had a son named Pannonius (or Paeon). Pannonius then had two sons, Scordiscus and Triballus, from whom also nations bearing similar names originated.^[3]

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