Like the rest of the Greeks from the beginning of course.
The Argead dynasty considered themselves to be direct descedents of Hercules. See also the Zeus sanctuary
in Dion for further reference
__________________ "We are Macedonians but we are Slav Macedonians. That's who we are! We have no connection to Alexander the Greek and his Macedonia." From Kiro Gligorov President of FYROM at Toronto Star newspaper, March 15, 1992 "We are Slavs who came to this area in the sixth century ... we are not descendants of the ancient Macedonians." From Kiro Gligorov President of FYROM at the Foreign Information Service Daily Report, Eastern Europe, February 26, 1992, p. 35 |