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Történettudomány - Méri Tibor: Frígek a görög történeti hagyományban
TISICUM XXIV. - TÖRTÉNETTUDOMÁNY IRODALOM Tibor Méri APOLLODÓROSZ 1977. Mitológia, I. könyv IV. Budapest.CERAM, C. W. 1964. A hettiták regénye. Budapest. PLINIUS, Caius Secundus 1984. Naturális História, h. n. ELIADE, Mircea 1994. Vallási hiedelmek és eszmék története I. Budapest. FÖL, Alekszandar-MARAZOV, Ivan 1984. Thrákia és a thrákok. Budapest. FRAZER, G. James 1994. Az aranyág. Budapest. GRAVES, Robert 1981. A görög mítoszok. Budapest. HÉRODOTOSZ 2000. A görög-perzsa háború. Budapest. HÉSZIODOSZ é.n. Theogonia. MILLS, Alice (szerk.) 2003. Mitológia - mítoszok, mondák és legendák. Budapest. OVIDIUS, Publius Naso 1982. Átváltozások / Metamorphoses. Budapest.POSTGATE, N. 1985. Az első birodalmak. Budapest. ROAF, Michael 1998. A mezopotámiai világ atlasza. Budapest. SURÁNYI Dezső 1999. A görög hitvilág növényei. Budapest. INTERNETES FORRÁS www.sciencexpress.org. HOMÉROSZ gepeskonyv.btk.elte.hu/adatok/okor-kelet/okori.es.keleti.vallasok/index. asp_id=76.html Phrygians in Greek historical tradition When Greek, Thracian and Western Minor-Asian tribes started to migrate at the beginning of the 12th century BC, the Hittite state began to disintegrate and then it was laid waste. In inner Anatolia several tribes appeared who settled on the indigenous local population. However, in the 8th BC a state in Middle-Western Anatolia gained strength called Phrygia. The ancient Egyptians considered them to be the most ancient people of the world. According to Herodotus the Phrygians migrated to Asia during the Trojan War, at the end of the Bronze Age, which is roughly consistent with reality. Their spoken language was related to Greek and Armenian, and it might have been related to Thracian and Illyrian languages. They used an alphabet which was only slightly different from the Greek one. Greek people laid down their memories of the past in their richly developed myths, legends and sagas. Until recent times, they were the almost only sources of their ancient history. In Greek mythology and world of gods, one can encounter “Phrygians’. One of them, for instance, is King Midas, who was a real historical figure, or Tantalus, who, according to some, was the ruler of Phrygia. It is important to mention Dionysus, the foreign god. Scientific research concerning this god has a history of centuries. However, this long period of time has not proven enough to clarify every detail in connection with him. His origin, his peculiar existence, several deaths and the religious experience brought about by him make him stand apart from other Greek deities. In the second part of this paper, I attempt to have an overview of the role of mystery religions since the Eleusis mysteries or the myths and legends relating to the Kybele and Attis cult are also connected to the Phrygians. These myths can be consulted frequently, since they might have great significance after centuries or even millennia. In this paper I attempt to introduce these Phrygian people and gods through the myths and legends in which they appear. Obviously it is difficult to interpret sources through myths, however, several questions might be answered after long periods of research. Translated by Dezső Darabont THEOPHRASZTOSZ mek.oszk.hu/04200/04240/04240 220
