Jadranski junak Hilo Danijela Farlatija

master's thesis

• Title (english): The Adriatic Hero Hyllus of Daniele Farlati
• Author: Matea Arambašić
• Mentor: Jelena Marohnić (mentor)
• Committee member: Inga Vilogorac Brčić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Filip Budić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of History); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History; Ancient History

Abstract

S obzirom na to da je interes grčkog svijeta bio usmjeren na upoznavanje etnografije i geografije zemalja i naroda s kojima su dolazili u izravni ili neizravni doticaj, ne začuđuje činjenica da su najstariji podatci o istočnoj obali Jadrana sadržani u djelima grčkih pisaca. Ti pisci, bilježeći najvažnije geografske podatke, ponekad u svrhu objašnjavanja podrijetla naselja i/ili naroda koji su u njima prebivali, donose i priče o njihovim osnivateljima, nerijetko grčkim junacima. Jedan od takvih protagonista grčke mitologije koji se našao na Jadranu te tamo zasnovao narod koji je uzeo njegovo ime, kao i poluotok na kojem su prebivali, jest Hilo, sin junaka Herakla i nimfe Melite. Takva mitološka predaja o jadranskom junaku Hilu sačuvana je u jedanaest literarnih izvora (4. st. pr. Kr. – 13. st.) unutar kojih su, u različitom kvantitetu, sadržane vijesti o Hilu, prostoru koji je on naselio te narodu koji je pritom osnovao. Iako sadržajno kratak i naizgled jednostavan, mit o Hilu krije složene tragove potencijalnih odnosa između Grka i lokalnog stanovništva te odražava važnost Hiličkog poluotoka u to doba.
Mit o Hilu također je zauzeo značajno mjesto i u diskursu Danijela Farlatija, autora monumentalnog djela Illyricum sacrum. U tom djelu u kojem se gube granice mitološkog i stvarnog, Hilo je prikazan kao začetnik Ilira, osvajač, osnivač gradova te ilirski kralj na Jadranu u 13. st. pr. Kr. Farlati je, pomoću kombiniranja izvora, literature i vlastitih maštovitih pretpostavki, na temelju Hila, Ilirima dodijelio najstarije i najslavnije pelazgičko porijeklo. Tako je Hilo kroz različite vremenske horizonte prošao transformaciju od grčkog mitološkog junaka na Jadranu do pravog ilirskog kralja iz 13. st. pr. Kr.

Abstract (english)

Considering the Greeks' focus on understanding the ethnography and geography of the countries and peoples they encountered, it's not surprising that the oldest records about the eastern coast of the Adriatic are found in the works of Greek writers. These authors, while documenting crucial geographical information, occasionally provided stories about the origins of settlements and the peoples who inhabited them, often attributing them to Greek heroes. One such figure from Greek mythology who ventured to the Adriatic and founded a people bearing his name, as well as the peninsula they inhabited, is Hyllus, the Corcyrian son of the hero Heracles and the nymph Melite. This myth has been preserved in 11 literary sources (spanning from the 4th century BCE to the 13th century), who primarily transmitted the story of Hyllus within the context of writings about the Hyllic Peninsula. Although seemingly concise and straightforward in content, the myth of Hyllus has preserved complex and intricate traces of potential relationships between Greeks and the local population and reflects the significance of the Hyllic Peninsula during this period.
The myth of Hyllus also played a profound role in the discourse of Daniele Farlati, the author of the monumental Illyricum Sacrum. In this book, where the boundaries between myth and reality merge, Hyllus was portrayed as the forefather of the Illyrians, a conqueror, city founder, and Illyrian king on the Adriatic in the 13th century BC. By amalgamating various sources, literature, and his creative assumptions, Farlati centered his theory of the Illyrians' Pelasgian origin on the figure of Hyllus, thus ascribing them the most ancient and illustrious origin. Consequently, Hyllus underwent a transformation from a Greek mythological hero of the Adriatic to a genuine Illyrian king from the 13th century BC.

• Keywords: Hilo; Heraklo; mitologija; Grci; Iliri; Danijel Farlati; Illyricum sacrum
• Keywords (english): Hyllus; Heracles; mythology; Greeks; Illyrians; Daniele Farlati; Illyricum sacrum
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:332412
• Study programme: Title: History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-09-25 18:59:18