The origin of the name of the Dorians
Part of : Γλωσσολογία ; Vol.1, 1982, pages 73-82
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Having shown that earlier explanations of the name are untenable, the author first examines the thesis recently advanced by several British scholars that the Dorians did not come to the Peloponnese after the collapse of the Mycenaean empire but were present in it - as a subject population - and asks whether in that case their name could reflect that status (cf . do-e-ro). If this view be rejected, he puts the question whether the name represents doseros 'man' (now well known from Lido-Iranian documents), showing a kind of name-giving frequently encountered in history (cf., e.g., allemand).
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Περιέχει σημειώσεις και βιβλιογραφία
