Scythians

Nomenclature

Greek Name: Σκύθης , ου, ὁ

Latin Name:

Toponyms:

Cultural Notes

call themselves Scoloti

Geographical Notes

 

Citations in Herodotos

4.1-142 relating almost wholly to Scythia and adjacent regions:  4.1-142
general description of Scythia and inhabitants (nomad, farming, and "royal" Scythian), and regions adjacent:  4.16-31,  4.46,  4.47
rivers of Scythia:  4.48-58
manners and customs:  4.59-75
Scythian dislike of foreign manners:  4.76-80
 size of population:  4.81
geography of Scythia and description of adjacent tribes:  4.99-109
early Scythian legends:  4.5-10
 their expulsion of Cimmerians:  1.15,  4.11-12
quarrel with Cyaxares:  1.73
invasion of Media and conquest of "Asia," :  1.103-106
Scythians subdued by Sesostris:  2.103,  2.110
contempt of peaceful occupations in Scythia:  2.167
alliance against Persia proposed to Sparta by Scythians:  6.84
Scythians called Sacae by Persians:  7.64
Scythians' invasion of Media and troubles after their return:  4.1-4
Scythian warfare against Darius:  4.118-142
 
4.60; Scythes (2), son of Herakles and reputed ancestor of all Scythian kings
 
 4.10

Key Passages in English Translation

 

English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Retreived from <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu>

Key Passages in Greek

 

Other Testimonia

the Taurians part of the Scythians: Apollod. E.6.25 Scythian bow: Paus. 10.31.8
 convey first-fruits of Hyperboreans to Sinope: Paus. 1.31.2
 expedition of Darius against: Paus. 3.9.6
island inhabited by mixture of Scythians and Indians: Paus. 6.26.9

Other Commentary


Perseus Encyclopedia:

W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotos:

Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
 

Disambiguation

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