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The Bebryces (Template:Lang-el) were a tribe of people who lived in Bithynia. According to Strabo they were one of the many Thracian tribes that had crossed from Europe into Asia,^[1] although modern scholars have rather argued for a Celtic origin.^[2]^[3]

Name

Classical linguists considered the name of Bebryces related to the Bryges or Phrygians^[4]^[5].

A modern research suggests that the name Bebryces could be related to the Celtic tribes Bebruces, living in the Pyrenees, and Briboci, dwelling in Britain,^[6] all ultimately stemming from Proto-Celtic *brebu ('beaver'; see Gaulish bebros, bebrus, Old Irish Bibar, 'beaver').^[2]^[7] Ivan Duridanov also suggested that the ethnonym was related to Indo-European words meaning "beaver".^[8]

History

According to legend they were defeated by Heracles or the Dioscuri,^[9] who killed their king, Mygdon or Amycus.^[9] Their land was then given to King Lycus of the Mariandynians, who built the city Heraclea there. Some say Amycus was a brother of Mygdon and another Bebrycian king; both were sons of Poseidon and Melia. Greek mythology offers two different accounts for the origin of the name 'Bebryces': either from a woman named Bebryce (Eustath. ad Dionysius Periegetes 805.), or from a hero named Bebryx (or Bebrycus) (Steph. Byz. s.v. Bebrycus). Bebryce is possibly the same as Bryce, a daughter of Danaus, a mythical King of Libya and Arabia (Apollodorus). Bebryx was also the father of Pyrene.

Notes

^ Strabo, 7.3.2.
^ ^a ^b Sergent 1988, pp. 345–350.
^ Delamarre 2003, p. 69: "B. Sergent a démontré de façon convaincante (REA 40 [1988], 329-358) que les Bebrukes d'Anatolie étaient un peuple celtique et non pas thrace"
^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), PACATIANA, PHRY´GIA
^ Bithyni / Bryges / Bebryces Thracian Tribe — Phrygians (jan 2, 3000 BC — jan 1, 690 BC) (Timeline)
^ Sergent 1988, p. 346.
^ Matasović 2009, p. 59.
^ Duridanov, Ivan (1985). Die Sprache der Thraker. Bulgarische Sammlung (in German). Vol. 5. Hieronymus Verlag. p. 67. ISBN 3-88893-031-6.
^ ^a ^b Apollonius of Rhodes^{[full citation needed]}

References

Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (in French). Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.
Matasović, Ranko (2009). Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill. ISBN 9789004173361.
Sergent, Bernard (1988). "Les premiers Celtes d'Anatolie". Revue des Études Anciennes. 90 (3): 329–358. doi:10.3406/rea.1988.4340.
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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[1] Strabo, 7.3.2.

[FOOTNOTESergent1988345–350-2] Sergent 1988, pp. 345–350.

[FOOTNOTEDelamarre200369-3] Delamarre 2003, p. 69: "B. Sergent a démontré de façon convaincante (REA 40 [1988], 329-358) que les Bebrukes d'Anatolie étaient un peuple celtique et non pas thrace"

[4] Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), PACATIANA, PHRY´GIA

[5] Bithyni / Bryges / Bebryces Thracian Tribe — Phrygians (jan 2, 3000 BC — jan 1, 690 BC) (Timeline)

[FOOTNOTESergent1988346-6] Sergent 1988, p. 346.

[FOOTNOTEMatasović200959-7] Matasović 2009, p. 59.

[8] Duridanov, Ivan (1985). Die Sprache der Thraker. Bulgarische Sammlung (in German). Vol. 5. Hieronymus Verlag. p. 67. ISBN 3-88893-031-6.

[Apollonius-9] Apollonius of Rhodes^{[full citation needed]}

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 == Name ==
+Classical linguists considered the name of Bebryces related to the [[Bryges]] or [[Phrygians]]<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:id=phrygia-geo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), PACATIANA, PHRY´GIA]</ref><ref>[https://time.graphics/period/3124876 Bithyni / Bryges / Bebryces Thracian Tribe — Phrygians (jan 2, 3000 BC — jan 1, 690 BC) (Timeline)]</ref>.
-The name ''Bebryces'' could be related to the Celtic tribes ''Bebruces'', living in the [[Pyrenees]], and ''Briboci'', dwelling in Britain,{{Sfn|Sergent|1988|p=346}} all ultimately stemming from [[Proto-Celtic language|Proto-Celtic]] ''*brebu'' ('beaver'; see [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''bebros'', ''bebrus'', [[Old Irish]] ''Bibar'', 'beaver').{{Sfn|Sergent|1988|p=|pp=345–350}}{{Sfn|Matasović|2009|p=59}} [[Ivan Duridanov]] also suggested that the ethnonym was related to Indo-European words meaning "beaver".<ref>{{cite book|first=Ivan|last=Duridanov | title=Die Sprache der Thraker | series=Bulgarische Sammlung | volume= 5 | publisher=Hieronymus Verlag | year=1985 | page = 67 | isbn=3-88893-031-6 | language= de}}</ref>
+A modern research suggests that the name ''Bebryces'' could be related to the Celtic tribes ''Bebruces'', living in the [[Pyrenees]], and ''Briboci'', dwelling in Britain,{{Sfn|Sergent|1988|p=346}} all ultimately stemming from [[Proto-Celtic language|Proto-Celtic]] ''*brebu'' ('beaver'; see [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''bebros'', ''bebrus'', [[Old Irish]] ''Bibar'', 'beaver').{{Sfn|Sergent|1988|p=|pp=345–350}}{{Sfn|Matasović|2009|p=59}} [[Ivan Duridanov]] also suggested that the ethnonym was related to Indo-European words meaning "beaver".<ref>{{cite book|first=Ivan|last=Duridanov | title=Die Sprache der Thraker | series=Bulgarische Sammlung | volume= 5 | publisher=Hieronymus Verlag | year=1985 | page = 67 | isbn=3-88893-031-6 | language= de}}</ref>
 == History ==