AGRIA´NES
Eth.
AGRIA´NES (Eth.
Ἀγριάν,
Ἀγριᾶνες), a Paeonian people, dwelling near the sources of the Strymon. They formed excellent light-armed troops, and are frequently mentioned in the campaigns of Alexander the Great. (Strab. p. 331;
Hdt. 5.16;
Thuc. 2.96; Arrian,
Arr. Anab. 1.1.11,
1.5.1, et alib.)