CYNNANE ‘THE ILLYRIAN’? THE PERILS OF ONOMASTICS
Journal: The Classical Quarterly
Year: 2015

Stating that Olympias and Eurydice fought the first war ever between women, Duris of Samos explained the behaviour of Eurydice by reporting that she learned the art of war from Cynnane ‘the Illyrian’ (ἀσκηθεῖσαν τὰ πολεμικὰ παρὰ Κυννάνῃ τῇ Ἰλλυρίδι).