meanings "high, elevated, noble, illustrious". Proper names Some personal or geographic names mentioned in ancient authors may be etymologically related to "Bryges": Brygean islands in the supposed Adriatic delta of Istros, mentioned in the Argonautica, an epic poem. Brygias or Brygium, a city in Lychnitis palus. Brygos (son of Aphrodisios) eponym in Epidamnos/Dyrrhachion. Brygos (Attic potter, 5th century BC). Brygindara (city), Brygindis (local goddess), Brygindarios (citizen) in Rhodes island. Language See also Phrygia Armeno-Phrygian Moschoi Macedonia Thrace Phrygian cap References See also Anfosso, Milena. "The Phrygians from Βρίγες to Φρύγες: Herodotus 7.73, or the Linguistic Problems of a Migration”. In: Proceedings of the 31st Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference. November 8th and 9th, 2019. Eds. Goldstein, D. M., Jamison, S. W., Vine, B.). Bremen: Hempen Verlag, 2020. pp. 17–35. Ancient tribes in the Balkans Phrygia Anatolia Thraco-Illyrian Ancient tribes in Macedonia Ancient tribes in Albania Ancient tribes in Epirus Iron Age Greece