Editing Pelasgians (section)

==== Thucydides ====
In the ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War]]'', the Greek historian [[Thucydides]] wrote about the Pelasgians stating that:<ref>Thucydides. ''History of the Peloponnesian War'', [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng3:1.3 1.3.2].</ref>
{{quote|Before the time of [[Hellen]], son of [[Deucalion]] [...] the country went by the names of the different tribes, in particular of the Pelasgian. It was not till Hellen and his sons grew strong in [[Phthia|Phthiotis]], and were invited as allies into the other cities, that one by one they gradually acquired from the connection the name of [[Hellenes]]; though a long time elapsed before that name could fasten itself upon all.}}

The author regards the Athenians as having lived in scattered independent settlements in [[Attica]]; but at some time after [[Theseus]], they changed residence to [[Athens]], which was already populated. A plot of land below the Acropolis was called "Pelasgian" and was regarded as cursed, but the Athenians settled there anyway.<ref>Thucydides. ''History of the Peloponnesian War'', [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng3:2.16 2.16–2.17.1].</ref>

In connection with the campaign against [[Amphipolis]], Thucydides mentions that several settlements on the promontory of [[Mount Athos|Actē]] were home to:<ref>Thucydides. ''History of the Peloponnesian War'', [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng3:4.109 4.109.4].</ref>
{{quote|[...] mixed barbarian races speaking the two languages. There is also a small [[Chalcidice|Chalcidian]] element; but the greater number are Tyrrheno-Pelasgians once settled in [[Lemnos]] and Athens, and Bisaltians, Crestonians and Eonians; the towns all being small ones.}}