POSSIBLE THRACIAN AND SCYTHIAN INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGEND OF THE ARGEAD DYNASTY'S ORIGIN

The article is dedicated to the question of how legend about emergence Argead dynasty was formed. paper studies written ancient sources, as well numismatics, which are associated Macedonian royal house. raises an etymological connection between Greek word goat (αἶξ) and first capital, Aigai. Attention also drawn similarities images a in Scythian, Thracian cultures, congeniality evidence tradition describing founding Scythian dynasties. Based on studied material, author comes conclusion possible influence formation myth origin dynasty.