Alright, this little thread is for discussion of Scythian/Sarmatian Paganism.
For those of you who are not familiar with who the Scythians are, they are an ancient Iranian people from the steppes of what is now modern day Russian and Ukraine. The name is applied to a wide group of nomadic tribes that inhabited this region, some famous tribes are the Sakas, Roxolani, Alans, and Sarmatians.
Herodotus describes the Scythians in his Histories. This has been one of the only sources for Scythian culture and Religion. He also talks of the Sarmatians, a group claimed to be the descendants of Scythian men and Amazon Women. The Sarmatians are the westernmost Iranian people, and share a very similar culture as the Scythians. They were too horse based nomads known for their skill in war.
Scythian recon is almost Impossible due to a sheer lack of information on the religion (the only source is Herodotus, and we all know how trust worthy he is) however inferences can be made from other Indo-Iranian peoples and from practices that may have been lent to later peoples like the Slavs and Turks.
If you have any questions on Scythian Recon, do not hesitate to ask. I will try to answer as best as I can, but beware, the reconstruction is still in it's embryonic stages.
For those of you who are not familiar with who the Scythians are, they are an ancient Iranian people from the steppes of what is now modern day Russian and Ukraine. The name is applied to a wide group of nomadic tribes that inhabited this region, some famous tribes are the Sakas, Roxolani, Alans, and Sarmatians.
Herodotus describes the Scythians in his Histories. This has been one of the only sources for Scythian culture and Religion. He also talks of the Sarmatians, a group claimed to be the descendants of Scythian men and Amazon Women. The Sarmatians are the westernmost Iranian people, and share a very similar culture as the Scythians. They were too horse based nomads known for their skill in war.
Scythian recon is almost Impossible due to a sheer lack of information on the religion (the only source is Herodotus, and we all know how trust worthy he is) however inferences can be made from other Indo-Iranian peoples and from practices that may have been lent to later peoples like the Slavs and Turks.
If you have any questions on Scythian Recon, do not hesitate to ask. I will try to answer as best as I can, but beware, the reconstruction is still in it's embryonic stages.
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