Edoni

A Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.

Noun

  1. A Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.

    Synonyms: Edones Edonides

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Ēdōnī, from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí). Doublet of hedon.

Forms

the Edoni