distant origins the Cabeiri and the
Samothracian gods may include pre-Greek elements Hittite, Thracian, proto-Etruscan or Phrygian elements.
Kaynak: CabeiriCorybas is a small genus of orchid s (family Orchidaceae), named after a
Samothracian deity Corybas . Species : Corybas acuminatus (New
Kaynak: Corybas (orchid)Another
Samothracian connection for Cadmus is offered via his wife Harmonia, who is said by Diodorus Siculus to be daughter of Zeus and
Kaynak: CadmusSamothracian: Emathion was king of Samothrace , was the son of Zeus and Electra (one of the Pleiades ), brother to Dardanus , Iasion ,
Kaynak: Emathion According to Solinus and Justin , Emathia was named after the
Samothracian king Emathion and not after the local Emathus .
Kaynak: EmathiaThose who described Harmonia as a
Samothracian related that Cadmus, on his voyage to Samothrace, after being initiated in the mysteries,
Kaynak: Harmonia (mythology)The Salii are also given an origin in connection with Dardanus and the
Samothracian Penates , or the Salius who came to Italy with
Kaynak: SaliiThe Great Mother , a goddess often depicted on
Samothracian coinage as a seated woman, with a lion at her side. Her original secret name
Kaynak: Samothrace temple complexSemi-divine/mortal offspring | : Nymph
Samothracian Saon (possibly) | Nymph Sithnid Megarus | Unknown mother | Calabrus. Geraestus
Kaynak: Zeusorg/Hecate Hecate: "As a chthonian power, she is worshipped at the
Samothracian mysteries, and is closely connected with Demeter."
Kaynak: Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)