Proselenos

Proselenos ( ) is the concept referring to the belief that the ancient Arcadians were a group of people older than the Moon (Selene in Greek) itself. This aspect of the Arcadian identity was in opposition to the other groups inhabiting the Peloponnese, who claimed to be descended from the Dorians. There were some other exceptions, however, such as the Eleans (who were thought to descend from Aetolia), the Cynurians (who adapted Dorian elements into their local identity), and the Achaeans (who were thought to have relocated to the northern Peloponnese following the Dorian invasion of the peninsula). The antiquity of the Arcadians was also shown in their mythical ancestry, claiming that they descended from the hero Pelasgus, who sprung from the earth to become their ancestor and whose son was Lycaon, the grandfather of the region's eponymous hero, Arcas.

Proselenos ( ) is the concept referring to the belief that the ancient Arcadians were a group of people older than the Moon (Selene in Greek) itself. This aspect of the Arcadian identity was in opposition to the other groups inhabiting the Peloponnese, who claimed to be descended from the Dorians. There were some other exceptions, however, such as the Eleans (who were thought to descend from Aetolia), the Cynurians (who adapted Dorian elements into their local identity), and the Achaeans (who were thought to have relocated to the northern Peloponnese following the Dorian invasion of the peninsula). The antiquity of the Arcadians was also shown in their mythical ancestry, claiming that they descended from the hero Pelasgus, who sprung from the earth to become their ancestor and whose son was Lycaon, the grandfather of the region's eponymous hero, Arcas.

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