Andinus is an Illyrian god worshipped among the
Dardanians Dardania, Dardanian or Dardanians may refer to ancient peoples or locations.
People
* Dardani, an ancient tribe in the Balkans
* Dardanians (Trojan) (''Dardanoi''), a people closely related to the Trojans and believed to be related to the Dardani
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in
Moesia Superior
Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...
. The only trace left is a name carved on an altar dedicated by a ''beneficiarus'' ("a foreigner"). Variants of the name such as ''Andia'' or ''Andio'' were common among the Dardanians. As the region of
Kosovo
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was located on the road that went from the
Adriatic Sea
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to
Dacia
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, personal names like ''Ulpius Andinus'' or ''Ulpia Andia'' appeared among new citizens in the area during the reign of
Trajan
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.
See also
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Illyrian mythology
References
Bibliography
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Illyrian gods