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Thracian Chieftain (c. 200 BC)
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Zoltes was a chief of the southern Thracians, living in the Haemus mountains area. Leading small groups, he often made incursions into the Pontic cities and within their territories. He attacked the city of Histria, calling off the siege only after having received 7500 drachmas and 5 talents (approx. 30000 drachmas).

Etymology

In Baltic mythology, the grass snake (Lithuanian: žaltys, Latvian: zalktis) is seen as a sacred animal.

References

  1. PIPPIDI, D. M., Inscripţile din Scythia minor greceşti şi latine, volumul I, Histria şi împrejurinile, Bucarest, 1983, n°15
  2. Lūvena, Ivonne. "Egle — zalkša līgava. Pasaka par zalkti — baltu identitāti veidojošs stāsts" . In: LATVIJAS UNIVERSITĀTES raksti. n. 732: Literatūrzinātne, folkloristika, māksla. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008. p. 16-22.
  3. Eckert, Rainer (1998). "On the Cult of the Snake in Ancient Baltic and Slavic Tradition (based on language material from the Latvian folksongs)". Zeitschrift für Slawistik. 43 (1): 94–100. doi:10.1524/slaw.1998.43.1.94. S2CID 171032008.
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