Neuroi

...The theory that the Slavs were the bearers of the "Lauzat culture" of the early Iron Age, seen in Central and Eastern Europe from 1300 to 500 BC, was proposed in the 18th century, was revived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is still popular among Slavic archaeologists today, but it has not yet gone beyond the realm of speculation. In the middle of the 5th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus heard about the Neuroi, who lived in the upper reaches of the Dnieper and Bug rivers and transformed into wolves for a few days once a year. Based on their place of residence (close to the original homeland of the Slavs) and folklore (wolf worship), it is possible to assume that the Neuroi were a tribe of ancient Slavs. ...

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…前1300‐前500年の中欧･東欧に見られる鉄器時代前期の〈ラウジッツ文化〉の担い手をスラブ人と考える説はすでに18世紀に提唱され，19世紀末から20世紀初頭にかけて再燃し，今日なおスラブ人考古学者のあいだでは有力であるが，推測の域を脱してはいない。　ギリシアの歴史家ヘロドトスは前5世紀の半ばに，ドニエプル川とブーグ川の上流域に住み，年に1度数日間オオカミに変身するというネウロイ人Neuroiのことを伝聞した。ネウロイ人は，その居住地(スラブ人の原郷に近い)や民俗(オオカミ祭祀)から，古代スラブ人の一種族と推定することも可能である。…

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