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agatirsos

English translation: Agathyrsi

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Spanish term or phrase:agatirsos
English translation:Agathyrsi
Entered by: Max Zalewski

10:12 Mar 28, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
History / Greek names of societies
Spanish term or phrase: agatirsos
Context: "Los escitas, los sármatas, las amazonas, los andrófagos, los melanclenos, los budines, los gelonos, los arimaspos, los boristenitas, los meságetas, los yircas, los calípidas, los agatirsos…- recitaba de memoria docenas de pueblos citados por el hiostoriador- Sabe a poco lo que cuenta."
Max Zalewski
United States
Local time: 01:16
Agathyrsi
Explanation:
Agathyrsi (Greek: "Αγάθυρσοι") were a people of Scythian,[1] Thracian [2], [3]or mixed Thraco-Scythic origin, who in the time of Herodotus occupied the plain of the Maris (Mures), in the mountainous part of ancient Dacia now known as Transylvania, Romania. According to most authorities, Agathyrsi were of Thracian stock, although their ruling class seems to have been of Scythian origin
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Ana Clara Pérgamo
Argentina
Local time: 03:16
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Agathyrsi


Explanation:
Agathyrsi (Greek: "Αγάθυρσοι") were a people of Scythian,[1] Thracian [2], [3]or mixed Thraco-Scythic origin, who in the time of Herodotus occupied the plain of the Maris (Mures), in the mountainous part of ancient Dacia now known as Transylvania, Romania. According to most authorities, Agathyrsi were of Thracian stock, although their ruling class seems to have been of Scythian origin


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathyrsi
Ana Clara Pérgamo
Argentina
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Normalmente sí. En una traducción moderna (muy recomendable) se llaman "Agathyrsians".
4 hrs
  -> Gracias por el dato!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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