#thracians

• Agathyrsus — A member of an ancient tribe of Scythian or Thracian lineage (the Agathyrsi), mentioned by the historian Herodotus as inhabiting present-day Transylvania during the 5th century BC, along the upper course of the Mureș River. Structurally, this ancient population was distinguished by its wealth in gold resources, the practice of ritualistic body tattooing as a sign of nobility, and the possession of versified laws transmitted orally.
• Agathyrsi — An ancient population of Scythian or Thracian stock that inhabited the current territory of Transylvania, along the Mureș river valley, during the first millennium BC. Historically mentioned by Herodotus, they were renowned for their wealth in gold, their custom of tattooing their bodies and hair with blue designs as a sign of nobility, and for their laws transmitted orally in the form of chanted verses.