[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c8.15 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c8.15 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c8.15 - **Language:** English ### [c8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8.15) ¹ Herodotus iv. 59 testifies forthright that the Scythians, closely allied to the Persians, worshipped Earth as the wife of Zeus: Δία τε καὶ Γῆν, νομίζοντες τὴν Γῆν τοῦ Διὸς εἶναι γυναῖκα. - [Previous: c8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8.14) - [Next: c8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8.16) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c8.15) · Pramāṇa