Scythian tribes

[FierceKitty]

Does anybody know anything useful or interesting about the names of the assorted Scythian tribes? I realise that the familiar sources are hopelessly vague and rather dismissive about them.

[sunjester]

Rather than the usual suspects, which often use out-of-date information (not always, but mostly), try looking at archaeology/museums of the region and see if there is anything online that would help. For example, the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge had a rather fantastic exhibition "Gold from the Great Steppe" which has just closed. There may be something on their website that would point you in the right direction? https://steppe-gold.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/

[FierceKitty]

Much obliged. I have happy memories of that museum.

[pierre the shy]

What about this lot Kitty:

Related ancient peoples

Herodotus and other classical historians listed quite a number of tribes who lived near the Scythians, and presumably shared the same general milieu and nomadic steppe culture, often called "Scythian culture", even though scholars may have difficulties in determining their exact relationship to the "linguistic Scythians". A partial list of these tribes includes the Agathyrsi, Geloni, Budini, and Neuri.

    Abii
    Agathyrsi
    Amardi
    Amyrgians
    Androphagi
    Budini
    Cimmerians
    Dahae
        Parni
    Gelae
    Gelonians
    Hamaxobii
    Huns
    Indo-Scythians
        Apracharajas
        Kambojas
    Massagetae
        Apasiacae
    Melanchlaeni
    Orthocorybantians
    Saka
    Sarmatians
    Sindi
    Spali
    Tapur
    Tauri
    Thyssagetae

list taken from near the bottom of this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians

Any help to you?

[FierceKitty]

Mmmm, thanks.