The Greek philosopher Xenophanes (572–480 B.C.) is often quoted for this: “Each man represents the gods as he himself is. The Ethiopian as black and flat-nosed the Thracian as red-haired and blue-eyed; and if horses and oxen could paint, they would no doubt depict the gods as horses and oxen.â€
The meaning is completely other theme of dicussion, but it provides us with a nice artifact of a factoid about the red haired Thracians. :)
Also as you may know or not know - the mythical history of Ireland describes a migration from ancient Balkan Peninsula, through the Pyrenean Peninsula and last - to modern day Ireland. So the now famous red haired Irish may not have this looks based on a "northern Europe mutation".
sadly (well not much, but anyway), nowadays inhabitants of the Balkans are rarely red-headed as after so many centuries being the crossroad of many great migrations this recessive gene is almost completely lost. now the majority of people in the region are different shades of brown haired, with just a hint of red or blonde in their child years.
The meaning is completely other theme of dicussion, but it provides us with a nice artifact of a factoid about the red haired Thracians. :)
Also as you may know or not know - the mythical history of Ireland describes a migration from ancient Balkan Peninsula, through the Pyrenean Peninsula and last - to modern day Ireland. So the now famous red haired Irish may not have this looks based on a "northern Europe mutation".
sadly (well not much, but anyway), nowadays inhabitants of the Balkans are rarely red-headed as after so many centuries being the crossroad of many great migrations this recessive gene is almost completely lost. now the majority of people in the region are different shades of brown haired, with just a hint of red or blonde in their child years.