The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br>
Strabo (the Greek historian and geographer of the Augustan Age) reported that the sanctuary of the Greek hero Diomedes, to whom the ancient Veneti used to sacrifice a white horse, was located in the area of the sacred site at the Timavus River where it flows into the Adriatic. In this passage Strabo...
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| description | Strabo (the Greek historian and geographer of the Augustan Age) reported that the sanctuary of the Greek hero Diomedes, to whom the ancient Veneti used to sacrifice a white horse, was located in the area of the sacred site at the Timavus River where it flows into the Adriatic. In this passage Strabo also narrated the (aetiological) story of a wolf, which had been saved from the nets of hunters by a well-to-do man. As an act of gratitude, the wolf (which may be regarded as a prototype of a figure corresponding to the Master of the Wolves) drove off a herd of unbranded horses and brought them to the stable of his benefactor. These horses proved to be a superior breed, and indeed the Venetic horses were well known in the Graeco-Roman world as excellent racing horses; horse-breeding and trade in horses were two important economic activities among the Veneti. Strabo’s data are confirmed by other literary sources, as well as by archaeological and epigraphic finds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de3ab8f01f38478f9584fbce9538d2562022-12-22T04:15:47ZdeuZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCStudia Mythologica Slavica1408-62711581-128X2008-10-011192410.3986/sms.v11i0.16851352The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br>Marjeta Šašel Kos0Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, Inštitut za arheologijo, Novi trg 2, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, SlovenijaStrabo (the Greek historian and geographer of the Augustan Age) reported that the sanctuary of the Greek hero Diomedes, to whom the ancient Veneti used to sacrifice a white horse, was located in the area of the sacred site at the Timavus River where it flows into the Adriatic. In this passage Strabo also narrated the (aetiological) story of a wolf, which had been saved from the nets of hunters by a well-to-do man. As an act of gratitude, the wolf (which may be regarded as a prototype of a figure corresponding to the Master of the Wolves) drove off a herd of unbranded horses and brought them to the stable of his benefactor. These horses proved to be a superior breed, and indeed the Venetic horses were well known in the Graeco-Roman world as excellent racing horses; horse-breeding and trade in horses were two important economic activities among the Veneti. Strabo’s data are confirmed by other literary sources, as well as by archaeological and epigraphic finds.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1685 |
| spellingShingle | Marjeta Šašel Kos The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> Studia Mythologica Slavica |
| title | The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> |
| title_full | The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> |
| title_fullStr | The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> |
| title_short | The Story of the Grateful Wolf and Venetic Horses in Strabo’s Geography<br>Pripovedka o hvaležnem volku in venetskih konjih v Strabonovi Geografiji</br> |
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