Scythia

How to use Scythia in a sentence

• We have spoken of the oath upon the sword—the oath of ancient Scythia, the oath of the Antigone of Euripedes.

  A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman

• He alludes to swallows following Cyrus from Persia to Scythia, from which the "wise men" foretold his death.

  Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'Donnell

• The mother hesitated an instant, then she put the paper on the girl's lap and pointed to the list of passengers on the Scythia.

  Friendship and Folly | Maria Louise Pool

• There were inclosed twenty-two kings, with their people, that dwelt between the mountains of Scythia.

  Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.

• The same epithet is applied to the Geloni; also a population of the Scythia of Herodotus.

  Opuscula | Robert Gordon Latham