The horseman was a common Palaeo-Balkan hero. The original Palaeo-Balkan word for 'horseman' has been reconstructed as *Me(n)zana-, with the root *me(n)za- 'horse'. It is based on evidence provided by:[2]
Albanian: mëz or mâz 'foal', with the original meaning of 'horse' that underwent a later semantic shift 'horse' > 'foal' after the loan from Latincaballus into Albanian kalë 'horse'; the same root is also found in Albanian: mazrek 'horse breeder';[3]
Messapic: menzanas, appearing as an epithet in Zis Menzanas, found in votive inscriptions, and in Iuppiter Menzanas, mentioned in a passage written by Festus in relation to a Messapian horse sacrifice;
Thracian: ΜΕΖΗΝΑ̣Ι mezēnai, found in the inscription of the Duvanli gold ring also bearing the image of a horseman.
The reliefs of the Thracian horseman, especially his depiction as a hunter (either chasing or holding the hunted animal in his hand), were widespread within the Balkano-Danubian area during the Roman period.[4][5]
Oreshko, Rostislav (2020). "The onager kings of Anatolia: Hartapus, Gordis, Muška and the steppe strand in early Phrygian culture" (PDF). Kadmos. 59 (1/2). De Gruyter: 77–128. doi:10.1515/kadmos-2020-0005. S2CID 235451836.
paleo, balkan, mythology, group, religious, beliefs, held, paleo, balkan, speaking, peoples, ancient, times, including, illyrian, thracian, dacian, mythologies, contents, horseman, subsets, also, sources, citations, bibliographyhorseman, editthe, horseman, com. Paleo Balkan mythology is the group of religious beliefs held by Paleo Balkan speaking peoples in ancient times including Illyrian Thracian and Dacian mythologies 1 Contents 1 Horseman 2 Subsets of Paleo Balkan mythology 3 See also 4 Sources 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyHorseman editThe horseman was a common Palaeo Balkan hero The original Palaeo Balkan word for horseman has been reconstructed as Me n zana with the root me n za horse It is based on evidence provided by 2 Albanian mez or maz foal with the original meaning of horse that underwent a later semantic shift horse gt foal after the loan from Latin caballus into Albanian kale horse the same root is also found in Albanian mazrek horse breeder 3 Messapic menzanas appearing as an epithet in Zis Menzanas found in votive inscriptions and in Iuppiter Menzanas mentioned in a passage written by Festus in relation to a Messapian horse sacrifice Romanian minz Thracian MEZHNA I mezenai found in the inscription of the Duvanli gold ring also bearing the image of a horseman The reliefs of the Thracian horseman especially his depiction as a hunter either chasing or holding the hunted animal in his hand were widespread within the Balkano Danubian area during the Roman period 4 5 Subsets of Paleo Balkan mythology editIllyrian religion Albanian folk beliefs Thracian religionSee also editZalmoxianismSources editCitations edit Leeming 2005 pp xvii 44 45 Oreshko 2020 p 118 Malaj Edmond 2013 Familje fisnike te Drishtit mesjetar Noble Families of Medieval Drivasto Studime Historike 3 4 p 45 Hampartumian 1979 p 13 Wilkes 1992 p 247 Bibliography edit Hampartumian Nubar 1979 Moesia Inferior Romanian Section and Dacia Corpus Cultus Equitis Thracii CCET Vol 4 Brill ISBN 978 90 04 29552 0 Leeming David A 2005 The Oxford Companion to World Mythology Oxford University Press ISBN 0195156692 Oreshko Rostislav 2020 The onager kings of Anatolia Hartapus Gordis Muska and the steppe strand in early Phrygian culture PDF Kadmos 59 1 2 De Gruyter 77 128 doi 10 1515 kadmos 2020 0005 S2CID 235451836 Wilkes John J 1992 The Illyrians Oxford United Kingdom Blackwell Publishing ISBN 0 631 19807 5 nbsp This mythology related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paleo Balkan mythology amp oldid 1219009118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
