Michael J Smith wrote:
>
> Also, Doesn't the Iliad mention the Thracians as allies of the Trojans
> and as people distinct from the Trojans?
>
> -Michael
>
I is almost impossible to say just from Iliada about a relationship
between folks there. The question from our point of view is what means
"distinct" and because we are on cybalist it should be understood
"linguistic distinct".
I don't remember that Homer gave the smallest hint regarding the
linguistic aspects.
Just the glosses ( in the wide sense of the word) could help us for
making some connections, and they can be partly or mostly wrong.
Alex