ARIZANTI
Eth.
ARIZANTI (
Ἀριζαντοί, Her. 1.101), one of the six tribes of ancient Media mentioned by Herodotus.
The name is derived from the Sanscrit
Arya-Zantu “of noble race.” (Bopp,
Vergl. Gr. i. p. 213.) Chrysantas (
Χρυάντας, Xen. Cyrop. 2.3. 5) is a name of similar origin and signification.
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