I suspect that their “disappearance” may stem from intermarriages. The Greeks seemed to perceive Cyprus and Cypriots as part of their world and had associated the Goddess Aphrodite with the island allegedly because of the allure of Cypriot women, whom the Greeks fancied. Geographically, Cyprus was also economically important so it was likely that the warlike Mycenaean Greeks perceived the island as an important trade partner. I’m not entirely familiar with the Phoenicians but from what I’ve heard and read, they were a business-like people and may have found Cyprus to be a great facilitator of trade between the Levant, the southern coastline of Anatolia, and the Greek Archipelago. So as to the fate of the indigenous Cypriots, I would think that intermarriages between Cypriots and Greeks or Phoenicians who came originally for the economic opportunities may have led to their “disappearance”. Bloodlines were mixed and eventually mixed Cypriots just became a thing.
The two choices are basically integrated or exterminated. My impression is that genocides are less common than they are claimed. "I killed literally every single one of my enemies" seems to be brag in the ancient world. So my money is on integrated.
Important piece of information here, Cyprus hadn't gone as much of an immediate cultural change as it is perceived, it was muuuuuuuuch more gradual than most people think. For reference the first Greeks in the island came before the first millennium B.C, but the Greek Cypriots still retained their older eteocypriot alphabet well into the 4th century B.C. The locals most likely assimilated into a continuous flow of Migrants from the Levant and the Agean whilst also holding onto certain indegenous characteristics, such as the heavy focus into worshipping Aphrodite/Astarte.
Same thing that happened to the Eteocretans, Minoans, Pelasgians, etc in Greece, through assimilation and integration of their cultures they became us.
Replaced mostly. But also intetmarriage. Dominant male haplogroups are Yamnaya and Dominant female haplogroups are Early Anatolian Farmers….you know what happened. Males killed or enslaved and women kept for breeding.
I mean, those people were probably related to early Anatolian farmers no? It is most probable that much of that neolithic ancestry found in Cypriots today comes from these pre Greek populations and not that there was any genocide of them.
I suspect that their “disappearance” may stem from intermarriages. The Greeks seemed to perceive Cyprus and Cypriots as part of their world and had associated the Goddess Aphrodite with the island allegedly because of the allure of Cypriot women, whom the Greeks fancied. Geographically, Cyprus was also economically important so it was likely that the warlike Mycenaean Greeks perceived the island as an important trade partner. I’m not entirely familiar with the Phoenicians but from what I’ve heard and read, they were a business-like people and may have found Cyprus to be a great facilitator of trade between the Levant, the southern coastline of Anatolia, and the Greek Archipelago. So as to the fate of the indigenous Cypriots, I would think that intermarriages between Cypriots and Greeks or Phoenicians who came originally for the economic opportunities may have led to their “disappearance”. Bloodlines were mixed and eventually mixed Cypriots just became a thing.
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Greeks liked them thighs
As do all men of culture lol
The two choices are basically integrated or exterminated. My impression is that genocides are less common than they are claimed. "I killed literally every single one of my enemies" seems to be brag in the ancient world. So my money is on integrated.
Thanks!
Good answer
Important piece of information here, Cyprus hadn't gone as much of an immediate cultural change as it is perceived, it was muuuuuuuuch more gradual than most people think. For reference the first Greeks in the island came before the first millennium B.C, but the Greek Cypriots still retained their older eteocypriot alphabet well into the 4th century B.C. The locals most likely assimilated into a continuous flow of Migrants from the Levant and the Agean whilst also holding onto certain indegenous characteristics, such as the heavy focus into worshipping Aphrodite/Astarte.
Same thing that happened to the Eteocretans, Minoans, Pelasgians, etc in Greece, through assimilation and integration of their cultures they became us.
Replaced mostly. But also intetmarriage. Dominant male haplogroups are Yamnaya and Dominant female haplogroups are Early Anatolian Farmers….you know what happened. Males killed or enslaved and women kept for breeding.
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I mean, those people were probably related to early Anatolian farmers no? It is most probable that much of that neolithic ancestry found in Cypriots today comes from these pre Greek populations and not that there was any genocide of them.
When you actually hit leg day more than anything else
Mostly disappeared from the Bronze Age collapse, and eventually replaced by the mainland Greek settlers.
Are you familiar with the expression "gone the way of the dodo"