In Greek Mythology
Gangaridai has been noted in Greek myth too. In Apollonius of Rhodes' "Argonautika", Datis, a chieftain, leader of the Gangaridae who was in the army of Perses III, fought against Aeetes during the Colchian civil war. Colchis was situated in modern day Georgia, on the east of the Black Sea. Aeetes was the famous king of Colchia against whom Jason and the Argonauts undertook their expedition in search of the "Golden Fleece". Perses III was the brother of Aeetes and king of the Taurian tribe. Virgil also speaks of the valour of the Gangaridae in his Georgics.
Virgil has been quoted:
- "On the doors will I represent in gold and ivory the battle of the Gangaridae and the arms of our victorious Quirinius." –Virgil, "Georgics" (III, 27)
It is possible that the Gangaridai people did not only trade with the Greeks/Romans but also fought for them as mercenaries.
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