a native or inhabitant of Scythia.
the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians.
a member of an ancient nomadic people of Scythia
the extinct language of this people, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
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Prometheus found himself chained to the side of a Scythian mountain for disobeying the gods, who believed their strength depended on keeping people in dumb and servile awe.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
It said the Allard Pierson Museum had returned 565 items including ancient sculptures, Scythian and Sarmatian jewellery and Chinese lacquer boxes.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
Ukrainian archaeologists say Scythian gold held in Ukrainian museums in areas under Russian occupation has been looted since the full-scale invasion last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
They commanded her to take them to the Scythian gold.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
But the ablest scholars and critics cannot trace in the Basque tongue any affinity with the primitive African family, though they can discover in it an analogy with the Scythian race of Finnish languages.
From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Schlegel, Friedrich
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