were celebrated in the city on the 19th and 20th days of the month of Thargelion. The spread of the worship of the solar /Sabazios spread among the Graeco-Romans, who represented him under the traits of the Greek supreme god Zeus until the 3rd century CE. Under Roman rule, Sabazios was primarily worshipped in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, but was introduced in the western provinces by the Roman army. The Greek myth of the Golden Fleece might have had its origin in the Thracian myth of the golden fleece. The legendary () snake inhabiting the islands of Aegean Thrace mentioned by the Greek poet and physician Nicander of Colophon in his poem Theriaca might have been inspired by the Thracian Chaos-dragon. According to Balkans folklore, dragons with legs are believed to be the most dangerous type of dragons, and some dragons are depicted as spotted snakes with bird heads, which might be motifs originating in depictions of the ancient Thracian Chaos-dragon. Elements of the cult of the solar have survived in the folklore of the populations living on both sides of the Bosporus, and some of the cult's components are still present in some customs from Bulgaria and northern Greece. Bulgarian folklore's legend of the most dangerous of all wolves, the lame wolf , might have its origins in the lupine, asymmetrical, and outcast warrior-hero of the ancient Thracian religion. Carnivals in southern Europe use many masks combining human and equine features. This motif originated in the image of the dual-natured centaur as a symbol of Chaos. See also Albanian mythology Illyrian mythology Paleo-Balkan mythology Notes References Thracian Religion in classical antiquity Paleo-Balkan mythology