Cimmerians, Amazons and Greek Art

Abstract

In this article we will explain the sources related to the Cimmerian people, their relationship with the Scythian migratory movements to the Northern Ponto region and the relationship of both peoples with the Amazonian myths. The influence of Indo-Iranian societies on Hellenistic art is well known, although diverse interpretations have been offered on many occasions of the appearance of Oriental archers in a lot of pieces of vascular painting. Below we will try to explain these connections between the eastern nomadic societies and the Amazonian mythical stories in the Archaic period, as well as their interpretation in the decorative motifs of Greek ceramics.
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Arturo Sánchez Sanz

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Becario predoctoral FPU del Dep. de Historia Antigua de la UCM.
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