[gothic-l] Re: Not Danparstadir

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--- In gothic-l at y..., Alburysteve at a... wrote:
> Hi Keth:
> >
> >  Can someone explain to me, now that we are at it, why the Greeks
> >  in the Trojan war are ALSO called Danae?
>
> I would love to see a comprehensive treatment of indo-european
tribal names.
> I've always been suspicious of recurrent roots such as Wends,
Veneti,
> Vandals, etc.
> >
> >  Is it just coincidence, or is there some reason?
> >  And when did the Greeks stop calling themselves Danae.
> >  And why did they stop?
>
> I can't say but always assumed that it was an ancient tribal/clan
designation
> like "Achaeans" whose desuetude followed the collapse of that kin
group.
>
> Tangentially,
Hi, and sorry for not looking up yor original post Keth,

As far as my knowledge goes it is ONLY Homer that uses the name
Danai as a general term for greeks. And then the Illiad is
fictional..., so I don't believe the greeks ever called called
themselves Danai really.

But apparently there was an ancient tribe in Argos or Argolis in
today's Greece that was called Danaoi. These are coupled tho the myth
about Danaos and Aigyptos which in brief goes:
Danaos had 50 daughters who married 50 of Aigyptos sons. They were
instructed by their father to kill their husbands on the wedding
night, and all of them did so exept one. Then they fled to greece, to
Argos according to some versions, but according to Herodotos they
came to Rhodes.

Because of this the (and possibly other evidence) Danaoi seems to be
connected to the Sea People tribe Danuna, which took part in the
attacks on Egypt around 1200 BC. This tribe also seems to be
connected to the Dan tribe in the Old Testament.
For more info see the discussion in AncientBibleHistory.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AncientBibleHistory

Best wishes
Anders


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