sigynnae

Updated: May 18, 2025

Whether these races generally retained any tradition of their origin, we do not know; but a tribe which in the time of Herodotus dwelt still further to the west than even the Maedi to wit, the Sigynnae, who occupied the tract between the Adriatic and the Danube had a very distinct belief in their Median descent, a belief confirmed by the resemblance which their national dress bore to that of the Medes.

George Rawlinson - The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: Media : The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.