Ehetlaios
02-08-2007, 01:34 AM
A friend made a profile on MySpace to defend Macedonia and he came across to some information about Hesiod, that may help im prove the Macedonia Wiki, since just now I saw we have nothing of Hesiod regarding Macedonia.
www.myspace.com/macednonaner (http://www.myspace.com/macednonaner)
HESIOD ON MACEDON AND HELLEN
Whilst Skopjans still attempt to use every bit of information to prove their rotten stance, there is little denial that Hellenes regarded Macedonians as part of their grander family as early as 100 to 200 years after the settlement of the Macedon population in the broader part of North Hellas. The Macedons, Dorian people speaking a more harsh Doric dialect, are referenced in Hesiod's Ehoiai (otherwise known as Women's Catalogue). Hesiod lived around 700 B.C., whilst Macedons first appeared between 800 and 900 B.C..
http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/8573/hesiodgrzc1.gif
The text can be (loosely) translated as:
"And the daughter to the house of Deukalionas,
Pandora fathered by Zeus, leader of all the Gods,
through love gave birth to Graecus, the warrior.
Through Zeus, the lord of Thunder,
she also conceived two sons,
Magneta and Macedon, the horseman,
which lived around Pieria and Olympus.
And from Hellen, the warrior King,
Dorus, Xuthus and the horsemaster Aiolus were born."
Of extremely important application is the explanation of the above ancient text:
Hellenes, during ancient times, used many different names to refer to their nation. They took pride in naming the ancient pair that brought their line to existence. According to their beliefs, Deukalionas and Pyrra were the only survivors of the Great Deluge. Being the first two humans on Hellas (and this is symbolic) their direct ancestors had the same blood. Thus their view of Macedons being direct relevants to the Hellenes is a very interesting insight. Since this text is almost as old as the existence of the Macedon race, it is an important hint at what people at the time actually believed. It is interesting to notice that people of cities that are now easily accepted as Hellenic, such as Thebes, were considered far more "barbaric" according to the same sources, as they were children of Kadmus.
From this text, which is by far not the only one, we can see that well before 600 B.C., Hellenes already considered Macedons their brothers and part of the same nation.
www.myspace.com/macednonaner (http://www.myspace.com/macednonaner)
HESIOD ON MACEDON AND HELLEN
Whilst Skopjans still attempt to use every bit of information to prove their rotten stance, there is little denial that Hellenes regarded Macedonians as part of their grander family as early as 100 to 200 years after the settlement of the Macedon population in the broader part of North Hellas. The Macedons, Dorian people speaking a more harsh Doric dialect, are referenced in Hesiod's Ehoiai (otherwise known as Women's Catalogue). Hesiod lived around 700 B.C., whilst Macedons first appeared between 800 and 900 B.C..
http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/8573/hesiodgrzc1.gif
The text can be (loosely) translated as:
"And the daughter to the house of Deukalionas,
Pandora fathered by Zeus, leader of all the Gods,
through love gave birth to Graecus, the warrior.
Through Zeus, the lord of Thunder,
she also conceived two sons,
Magneta and Macedon, the horseman,
which lived around Pieria and Olympus.
And from Hellen, the warrior King,
Dorus, Xuthus and the horsemaster Aiolus were born."
Of extremely important application is the explanation of the above ancient text:
Hellenes, during ancient times, used many different names to refer to their nation. They took pride in naming the ancient pair that brought their line to existence. According to their beliefs, Deukalionas and Pyrra were the only survivors of the Great Deluge. Being the first two humans on Hellas (and this is symbolic) their direct ancestors had the same blood. Thus their view of Macedons being direct relevants to the Hellenes is a very interesting insight. Since this text is almost as old as the existence of the Macedon race, it is an important hint at what people at the time actually believed. It is interesting to notice that people of cities that are now easily accepted as Hellenic, such as Thebes, were considered far more "barbaric" according to the same sources, as they were children of Kadmus.
From this text, which is by far not the only one, we can see that well before 600 B.C., Hellenes already considered Macedons their brothers and part of the same nation.