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...
Battle Scenes including Amazon Female Warrior on Gold Scabbard from Chertomlyk Royal Kurgan in...
The scabbard was recently exhibited in the Met Museum and here is how the Met Museum described it: "In the main frieze is a battle...
‘Amazon in Battle’ scene on golden scabbard from Chertomlyk Royal Barrow in Ukraine
The sheath was first described for international audience in the "Scythians and Greeks" book by E. Minns published in 1913. Below is a drawing...
Amazons Female Warriors Burials in Scythia [present-day Ukraine]
Dr. Olena E. Fialko of Institute of Archaeology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in her recently published work "Scythian Female Warriors in...
Ariadne, Labyrinth dance, spindle-whorls in Scythian tombs
Homer in the Iliad wrote that "Daedalus in Cnossos once contrived; A dancing-floor for fair-haired Ariadne" and scholars are confident that it was the...
Crane Dance and Hyperborean Cult in Ancient Greece
Below are several quotes from the works of Robert Graves: "It is not known what sort of a dance...
‘Monkey and Cranes’ Gold Relief Overlay from Lytoi Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine
The two birds on the plaque were identified as cranes by Gerhard Friedrich Müller (although others see in them herons which is hard to...
‘Battle of Pygmies with Cranes’ theme in the Bosporan Kingdom: Flight of Soul to...
The legend of the Battle of Pygmies with Cranes was very popular in the Bosporan Kingdom in ancient times. As a reminder, the Bosporan...
Battle of Pygmies and Cranes: Pre-Homeric route from Scythia to Africa
Homer in the Iliad: With shouts the Trojans, rushing from afar, Proclaim their motions, and provoke the war So when inclement winters vex the plain With piercing frosts, or...
Scythian Colored Ornament Patterns on Leather from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan
The man in the central grave of Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan had a cuirass on him. The cuirass pauldrons (shoulder pads) had pieces of thick...
