Names of Scythian-related Tribes/Groups
This list is intended to complement the set of personal names lists and to provide possibilities for any SCAdian seeking to create a persona whose byname reflects membership in/association with a particular cultural group.
Some of the following names appear in both Herodotus and Abaev. For these, I have not provided an annotation symbol. Herodotus does not discuss Sarmatians, but he does mention many groups that resided near the Scythians but were not counted among them. As a result, I have left them off this list unless otherwise noted.
"Scythian" Tribes/Groups
Many of the following are identified conflictingly as relating to the Scythians and also being distinct from them, depending on the text in which they appear.
Agathyrsoi %
Agayoi *
Alazones %
Amadokoi, Amadopoi *
Aparni %
Argippaioi %
Arimaspôi %
Asii %
Attasii %
Auchatai
Borystheneítai %
Boudínoi %
Gelae %
Gelônoi %
Gerroisi %
Daae % [maybe? Strabo notes some doubt]
Thyssegetai
Iýrkai %
Issêdones %
Ixomates %
Kallipidai %
Katiaroi %
Legae %
Massagetai
Matyketai *
Melanchlainoi % [Maybe? Herodotus says they’re not Scythians, but a few centuries later, Dio Chrystosom considers them to be; see Discourse 36]
Myrgétai *
Neuroi %
Xanthii %
Paloi *
Paralátai *
Pasiani %
Pissuri %
Sacae, Sakai, Zakatai *
Sacarauli %
Sauromatai
Sirakoi *
Skolótoi %
Tauroi % [Maybe? It’s not clear to me if Herodotus means to include them among the Scythians or not]
Tochari % [Strabo includes them, but caution is necessary]
Tráspies %
Chorasmii %
Sarmatian Tribes/Groups
Alanorsoi *
Aorsoi *
Arii *
Arsyêtai *
Asaioi *
Iazyges %
Nabiani % [maybe? Strabo includes this among Sarmatian tribes]
Ourgoi *
Panxani % [maybe? Strabo includes this among Sarmatian tribes]
Reukanaloi *
Roxolanoi *
Saioi, Chaioi *
Sarmatai *
Saudaratai *
Sauromatai
Torekkadai *