Taurians
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The Taurians were an ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Peninsula, known from Greek sources for their coastal settlements and distinctive religious practices.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ tribe ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | a maiden goddess identified by Greeks with Artemis ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Iphigenia in Tauris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orestes in Tauris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalSettlements |
Crimean mountains coastal zone
ⓘ
southern coast of Crimea ⓘ |
| culturalContactWith | Greek colonists on the Black Sea coast ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Pontic region ⓘ |
| economy | coastal and mountain-based economy ⓘ |
| ethnicStatus | pre-Scythian population of Crimea ⓘ |
| ethnonymForm | Ταῦροι (Tauroi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological evidence (attributed with caution)
ⓘ
textual evidence ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatures |
Black Sea coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crimean Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSourcesType | Greek literary accounts ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Crimean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taurica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive cult of a maiden goddess
ⓘ
rugged coastal strongholds ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greek sources ⓘ |
| languageStatus | language unattested ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Herodotus' Histories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo's Geographica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernHistoriographyTopic | ancient peoples of Crimea ⓘ |
| neighbouringPeoples |
Cimmerians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Black Sea cultural sphere ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | northern Black Sea region ⓘ |
| religionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousPractices |
distinctive religious cults
ⓘ
rituals connected with a maiden goddess ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.