Re: Oltak

From: Abdullah Konushevci
Message: 20881
Date: 2003-04-08

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski"
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:
>
>
> > Heyerdahl says 'Oltak' is the Armenian version of the name, but
> > doesn't provide a reference. Is Oltak mentioned by any other
sources
> > than Plutarch and Appian?
>
> The full story of Olthacus the Dandarian and his miscarried
attempt to
> assassinate Lucullus can be found here:
>
> http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/lucullus.html
>
> Does Heyerdahl provide a reference to any Classical Armenian source
> where the name Oltak (or similar) occurs?
>
> Piotr
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As far as I remember, there is also a mythologic hero of Dardanians
named Dandon. His charcteristic is to live very long life.
If it be of any importance, I will find the source, even I doubt how
it should be segmented as Dan-don or Dand-on.
For me, the name Oltak, sounds very Uralo-Altaic.

Konushevci