The Thracians were the ancient civilization inhabiting the Balkans. They were ruled by their many tribal kings who were often feuding with each other. However, under the Cult of Orpheus, they were united and developed philosophies of both life on this earth and the after-life.The spiritual outlook and the related religious cults brought purpose into the existence of the Thracians. They created gold and silver adornments for their leaders, women and revered horses 3000 years before Moses and Ramses the Great.
Before the era of the superior Roman steel swords, the Thracians were powerful and feared. They lived in locations of hot mineral springs, rivers and coastal lines in a climatic zone that was favourable for agriculture, fruits and animal breeding.
Many religious ceremonies involved wine — as well as personable gods, temples, tombs and sacrifices, female beauty, heroic manhood, precious golden and silver jewellery, colourful stones, conquest, lifestyle and travel by powerful fast horses or capable ships such as Jason’s Argonaut and much later the world conquerors of Alexander the Great.When Jason set out for the Golden Fleece, he took along many able men from Thracian lands and travelled to the lands on the shores of the Black Sea and up and down the major streams that flowed into the sea.
One of Jason’s wives was the Goddess Medea with whom Jason had a daughter named Eriope, phonetically “Europa” or Europe.
