According to the Greek mythology quoted by Apollodorus, Illyrius was a founder of Illyrian genus. Illyrius was a son of Phoenician Cadmus and his wife Harmonia. By the orders of his father Agenor (the king of the Phoenicia) Cadmus had to go to search his sister who was kidnapped by Zeus. Since Cadmus did not able to find his sister and after a time spending in wandering he finally stayed in Beotia in Greece where he found a city Thebes. After marrying Harmonia (daughter of the god of war Ares and goodness Aphrodite) by the order of the oracle, Cadmus went to Enchelei tribe where he became their king. As a king of the Encheleans, Cadmus within his wife Harmonia got a son Illyrius.

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