Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.25

v1.c17.s4.25

"The Scythians had their first abodes on the Araxes.⁴ Their origin was from a virgin born of the earth⁵ of the shape of a woman from the waist upwards, and below a serpent (symbol of Budha or Mercury); that Jupiter had a son by her, named Scythes,⁶ whose name the nation adopted. Scythes had two sons, Palas and Napas (qu. the Nagas, or Snake race, of the Tatar genealogy?), who were celebrated for their great actions, and who divided the countries; and the nations were called after them, the Palians (qu. Pali?)⁷ and Napians. They led their forces as far as the Nile on Egypt, and subdued many nations. They enlarged the empire of the Scythians as far as the Eastern ocean, and to the Caspian and lake Moeotis. The nation had many kings, from whom the Sacans (Sakae), the Massagetae (Getae or Jats), the Ari-aspians (Aswas of Aria), and many other races. They overran Assyria and Media¹ [59], overturning the empire, and transplanting the inhabitants to the Araxes under the name of Sauro-Matians.” ²