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Scythian Supreme Goddess Tabiti: The only Indo-Aryan female Fire Deity
Herodotus According to Greek historian Herodotus, the Scythian religion centered on seven divinities. He described them in the following way: The only gods the Scythians try...
Scythian Cavalry Heavy Armor: What museum recreation revealed
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Scythian Top-Rank Warlords on Gaimanov Golden Bowl: Their faces, outfits &...
The famous 4th-century BC gilded silver bowl decorated with reliefs of elite Scythian warriors was discovered in the Gaimanova Mohyla Royal kurgan in the...
Scythian Armor Technology: Unique 5th-century BC iron scaly full protecive suit...
1976 December issue of The UNESCO Courier had the following passage: “How Scythian horsemen of 2,500 years ago dressed, and the kind of equipment they...
Scythians in The Iliad of Homer: ‘Most decent men alive’
Iliad, Book 13 Book 13 of the Iliad describes a crucial battle for the ships. It starts with the following lines: But once Zeus had driven...
Anacharsis: Scythian Frugality and Wisdom
Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...
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Dancing ‘Aliens’: Silver figurines from Martynivka Treasure in Ukraine
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Scythian King who fought Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of...
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Ariadne, Labyrinth dance, spindle-whorls in Scythian tombs
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10 Ukrainian Castles
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Ukraine-Born Inventor Creates World’s Most Powerful and Efficient Engine
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Ditches around Scythian Kurgans
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Baturyn Massacre in 1708: History of Muscovites mass-murdering Ukrainian population
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