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	Agathyrsi - LoveToKnow 1911
		AGATHYRSI, a people of Thracian origin, who in the earliest historical times occupied the plain of the Maris (Maros), in the region now known as Transylvania.
		Thyrsi is supposed to be a Scythian form of Trausoi (Trausi), a Thracian tribe mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.
		In later times the Agathyrsi were driven farther north, and their name was unknown to the Romans in their original home.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Agathyrsi (174 words)

	Wolf Warriors: the Romans, the Dacians and the Vlachs; Dracula and Hitler
		The Agathyrsi brought into Dacia the cults of the sun-god Apollo, of the fire goddess Tabiti/Vesta and of the war god Ares/Mars.
		It is believed that the Agathyrsi were of Iranian origin and became a dominant class ruling the northern Thracians from the Mures valley.
		The main fortress of Agathyrsi, dating from the iron age and covering an area of nearly 30 ha, was discovered on the hills on the right banks of the Mures river, at Teleac, located at 4 km from Alba Iulia.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/vlachs (18189 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Agathyrsi
		The Agathyrsi, who were noted for their love of jewelry, refused to join a fight against Persians unless directly provoked, which highlighted the autonomy and voluntary association of the members of the Scythian confederation.
		Herodotus recorded the Pontic Greek myth that the Agathyrsi were named after a legendary ancestor Agathyrsus, a son of Hercules and the monster Echidna (Herod.
		Servius on Aenid 4.v.146 relates that probably closer to 300 AD the Agathyrsi sent across a sea a contingent to Scotland, where it became identified with Picts, who were formidable warriors and seriously fatigued all who stood against them.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Agathyrsi (1375 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Agathyrsi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Agathyrsi were a people of Scythian{{fact}}, Thracian, or mixed Thraco-Scythic origin, who in the time of Herodotus occupied the plain of the Maris (Mures), in the region now known as Transylvania.
		The Agathyrsi, who were noted for their love of jewelry, refused to join a fight against Persians unless directly provoked, which highlighted the autonomy and voluntary association of the members of the Scythian confederation.
		Servius on Aenid 4.v.146 relates that probably closer to 300 AD the Agathyrsi sent across a sea a contingent to Scotland, where it became identified with Picts, who were formidable warriors and seriously fatigued all who stood against them.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Agathyrsi (700 words)

	Agathyrsi
		Agathyrsi were a people of Thracian origin, who in the earliest historical times occupied the plain of the Maris (Mures), in the region now known as Transylvania.
		Thyrsi is supposed to be a Scythian form of Tpowroi (Trausi), a Thracian tribe mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.
		Valerius Flaccus, in Argonautica, calls them "Thyrsagetae", probably in reference to their celebration of orgiastic rites in honor of some divinity akin to the Thracian Dionysus.
	www.wapipedia.com /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Agathyrsi (208 words)

	Agathyrsi - Definition, explanation
		Agathyrsi were a people of Scythian, Thracian, or mixed Thraco-Scythic origin, who in the time of Herodotus occupied the plain of the Maris (Mures), in the region now known as Transylvania.
		They tattooed their bodies, degrees of rank being indicated by the manner in which this was done, and colored their hair dark blue.
		Valerius Flaccus, in Argonautica, calls them "Thyrsagetae", perhaps in reference to their celebration of orgiastic rites in honor of some divinity akin to the Thracian Dionysus.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/a/ag/agathyrsi.php (217 words)

	1. THE PREHISTORY OF TRANSYLVANIA (Gábor Vékony)
		According to Herodotus (or Hecataeus), the Agathyrsi were refined people who wore gold jewellery and practised polyandry (or, in a less likely interpretation, group marriage).
		The Agathyrsi of Transylvania were still extending their domain around 500 B.C., and their characteristic products have been found in the eastern half of the Great Plain (Ártánd).
		The Agathyrsi were still present in Transylvania around the middle of the 4th century B.C. Then, according to archaeological evidence, they cease to bury their dead in Agathyrsi cemeteries and disappear without a trace.
	mek.oszk.hu /03400/03407/html/9.html (7642 words)

	Agathyrsi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herodotus records the name of Spargapeithes, a King of the Agathyrsi.
		The 2nd century geographer Claudius Ptolemy lists the Agathyrsi among tribes in 'European Sarmatia', between the Vistula and the Black Sea
		The Encyclopedia Britannica 1897 and 1911 editions consider the Acatziri to be precursors of the Khazars of later antiquity
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agathyrsi (684 words)

	Hirsch Article on the Khazars
		Maybe the ambition to realise human potential through constitutional freedom is a recurring urge of the Israelite Peoples.
		As elsewhere the basic core of the Khazars were the Agathyrsi descendants of Aiezer [Ai-g-ezer] of Menasseh.
		The North Americans are also dominated by Menasseh and the account below reads like another version of the American Dream.
	britam.org /hirsch.html (1376 words)

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		Herodotus, the Greek historian, traces the Agathyrsi to their origin in the Scythian plains of what is now the southern Ukraine The Agathyrsi were a mixed race.
		The Milesians of Ireland agreed to give wives to the Agathyrsi from their daughters on one condition: that the Agathyrsi would pass on their inheritance through their daughters, not their sons.
		Cruidne (or Cruithne), son of Cinge (or Kinne), father of the Agathyrsi dwelling in Scotland.
	cgca.net /coglinks/wcglit/hoehcompendium/hhc2ch6.htm (2782 words)

	Brit-Am Now 195
		The AGATHYRSI came to Scotland from Scythia at an unknown
		Ercol, that is, of Gelonus, son of Hercules, and were called Agathyrsi".
		The Agathyrsi (Akatziri) were to form the nucleus of the
	www.britam.org /now/now195.html (3452 words)

	XXVI. Progress of The Huns Page 7
		The Huns, with their flocks and herds, their wives and children, their dependents and allies, were transported to the west of the Volga, and they boldly advanced to invade the country of the Alani, a pastoral people, who occupied, or wasted, an extensive tract of the deserts of Scythia.
		The plains between the Volga and the Tanais were covered with the tents of the Alani, but their name and manners were diffused over the wide extent of their conquests; and the painted tribes of the Agathyrsi and Geloni were confounded among their vassals.
		Towards the North, they penetrated into the frozen regions of Siberia, among the savages who were accustomed, in their rage or hunger, to the taste of human flesh; and their Southern inroads were pushed as far as the confines of Persia and India.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Nonfiction/History/RomanEmpire2/RomanEmpire2C11P7.htm (1201 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The History of Herodotus by Herodotus
		From the country of the Agathyrsi comes down another river, the Maris, which empties itself into the same; and from the heights of Haemus descend with a northern course three mighty streams, the Atlas, the Auras, and the Tibisis, and pour their waters into it.
		Some time afterwards, Ariapithes was treacherously slain by Spargapithes, king of the Agathyrsi; whereupon Scylas succeeded to the throne, and married one of his father's wives, a woman named Opoea.
		This Opoea was a Scythian by birth, and had brought Ariapithes a son called Oricus.
	classics.mit.edu /Herodotus/history.4.iv.html (11190 words)

	Informat.io on Agathyrsi
		Like the Gallic Druids, they recited their laws in a kind of sing-song to prevent their being forgotten, a practice still in existence in the days of Aristotle.
		22, 8 writes that beyond the Palus Maeotis together with Geloni live Agathyrsi, among whom there is an abundance of adamantine stones.
		The Encyclopedia Britannica 1897 and 1911 editions consider the Acatziri to be precursors of the Khazars of later antiquity
	www.informat.io /?title=Agathyrsi (671 words)

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		Next to them are the Budini, and the Geloni, a race of exceeding ferocity, who flay the enemies they have slain in battle, and make of their skins clothes for themselves and trappings for their horses.
		Next to the Geloni are the Agathyrsi, who dye both their bodies and their hair of a blue color, the lower classes using spots few in number and small; the nobles broad spots; close and thick, and of a deeper hue.
		Next to those are the Melanchlaenae and the Anthropophagi, who roam about upon different tracts of land and live on human flesh.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/AmmHuns.html (2513 words)

	Amazon.com: Agathyrsi: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Agathyrsi, who lived in what is now Transylvania, dyed their hair...
		On the borders of the Geloni are the Agathyrsi, who tattoo their bodies and colour their hair with a...
		Dryopians, and painted Agathyrsi, mingling around the altars, shout-advances upon the mountain ridges of...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Agathyrsi&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (890 words)

	ARGONAUTICA - ARGO - COMMENTARY THROUGH FACTS
		The existence of gold in that area is borne out by Herodotus in his book "Melpomeni" 27, 104 where he says that "According to Issidones (Skythian nation) there are 'one-eyed people' and 'grypes' (winged monsters) guarding the gold...".
		And he adds, "Agathyrsi (another Skythian nation) live a life of luxury and wear a lot of golden jewellery....".
		That gold-bearing area must have been near the Uralia Range as it is well known that even today there is gold and other precious metals there.
	www.greece.org /poseidon/work/argonautika/jason9.html (707 words)

	The Language of the Scythians, through the works of Herodotus
		This is the same opinion in the official historian circles, which calls the river Dnyster, which was known by the Scythians as the river Tyras, and was according to tradition was also the burial place of the royal Cimmerians, the Tauri.
		The Agathyrsi therefore were known as the followers of the Scythian king(?dom). AGA - TU6 meant a holy crown and also a crown of horns, which in the Mesopotamian Scythian language of the Sumerians is also meant by AGA-AN-S'U or AGANCS in Hungarian.
		This is the crown given by heaven, the crown of the Magi, which before the cross had a miniature of the stag horns.
	users.cwnet.com /millenia/ScythianLangDudas.htm (5003 words)

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