Iphigenia in Tauris, modern-day Crimea
Iphigenia in Tauris (Ancient Greek: Iphigeneia en Taurois) is a drama by the playwright Euripides, written between 414 BC and 412 BC. Although Wikipedia states that 'there...
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...
Not Iranians. Scythians originated in Ukraine [Yamna + Trypillia Cultures], – Genetic study shows
In 2025, an article by geneticists Lehti Saag, Olga Utevska, and a number of Ukrainian archaeologists was published ‘North Pontic crossroads: Mobility in Ukraine...
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...
Scythian Amazons’ Skincare
Herodotus in his 'Histories' wrote: "But the women pour water into a mixture of cypress, cedar, and frankincense wood, which they have ground...
Oguz Scythian Kurgan Artifacts: Decoration Plates
You can read about the Oguz Royal Scythian Kurgan here.
Horse was first domesticated in Ukraine 6000 years ago
Adrian Parvulescu in his scientific article The Indo-European Horse: A linguistic reconstruction writes the following: "Archaeologically reconstructed, the IE horse was a relatively...
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...
In antiquity, Ukrainian Snake island had Colossal statue of Apollo on it that was...
The authors of a recent article in The Daily Beast shared an opinion that according to the legends, "Achilles supposedly went mad and killed...
Ancient gold coin from Bosporan Kingdom in Crimea sells for a record-breaking £4.8m
"The rare stater depicting a satyr—a "marvel of speaking portraiture"—was once in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum but was sold to raise...





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