Achilles and Ukraine
“Sing, Goddess, of the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles,” is the opening line of the Iliad. Achilles was the warrior who became the very symbol...
Papaiosa [Scythian Zeus] and Scythian World Tree unique pole-top
"The only gods they try to appease are Hestia, who is their most important divinity, Zeus, and Earth," whom they consider to be the...
Sword of Ares: Attila and the Scythian God of War
Herodotus gave the most detailed description of Scythia in his work written about 480–420 BC. Most likely, the Greek historian made a visit to...
Chamber-Graves of Kyiv Rus: Scythian burial ritual revival
Swedish academic and Professor of archaeology Anne-Sofie Gräslund (b. 1940) in her 1980 book ‘The Burial Customs. A study of the graves on Björkö’...
Tauroscythians-Rus spoke the Indo-Aryan language. Proper names of ancient Taurica/ Crimea prove it
Prominent Soviet specialist in historical linguistics Academician O. Trubachev (1930-2002) in his ‘Indoarica in the Northern Black Sea Region’ analyzed the names of famous...
Royal Child Burial in Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Miniature wine vessels and rhyton
According to scholars, the royal child burial in Tovsta Mogyla is the only unlooted one known. Most likely the child had a belt around...
Dnieper River in the 5th century B.C. Description by Herodotus
"The fourth river is the Borysthenes, which is the largest after the Ister , and in our opinion the most productive, not only of...
Gold Sheath and Ceremonial Sword from Vettersfelde Treasure
Denis Topal of the National Archaeology And History Museum Of Moldova: "The ceremonial sword from Vettersfelde Treasure belongs to the earliest part of the...
Darius the Great’s Way from Persian Susa to Scythia: Account of Herodotus
“The campaign began in Susa, deep in the Persian Empire. Herodotus says nothing about the Persians' movement through Asia. The army was supposed to...
