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- Name of identity: Enarees, Enareis, or Anarieis (ἐναρής).[1] The ancient Greek historian Herodotus said this means "men-women" or "effeminates."[1] Some modern historians notice that it does not look like a Scythian word, but seems to have been from Greek for "Accursed."[2] It is not known today what the Enarees called themselves.
- Culture: The Scythians, who were Eurasian nomadic horseriders. They lived in regions that are now the modern-day countries of Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Egypt, and neighboring countries. They had contact with many more, due to their use of the Silk Road.[3]
- Era: As far back as the 7th century BCE, to as late as the 3rd century CE
- Description of sex/gender: AMAB and feminine
- Role in society: Priests of the goddess Artimpasa, also called Argimpasa, who the Greeks thought correlated with their goddess Aphrodite. Artimpasa also had AFAB priestesses.[4] The enarees told the future, and did women's work.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phillips, E. D. “The Scythian Domination in Western Asia: Its Record in History, Scripture and Archaeology.” World Archaeology, vol. 4, no. 2, 1972, pp. 129–130. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/123971. Accessed 13 Jan. 2020.
- ↑ West, Stephanie. “Introducing the Scythians: Herodotus on Koumiss (4.2).” Museum Helveticum, vol. 56, no. 2, 1999, pp. 83. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24821090. Accessed 13 Jan. 2020.
- ↑ Template:Harvnb
- ↑ Conner, Sparks, and Sparks. Cassell's Encyclopedia of queer myth, symbol, and spirit, covering gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lore. 1997. P. 70.