Zoltes was a chief of the southern
Thracians
The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied t ...
, living in the
Haemus mountains area. Leading small groups, he often made incursions into the
Pontic
Pontic, from the Greek ''pontos'' (, ), or "sea", may refer to:
The Black Sea Places
* The Pontic colonies, on its northern shores
* Pontus (region), a region on its southern shores
* The Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppelands stretching from no ...
cities and within their territories. He attacked the city of
Histria, calling off the siege only after having received 7500 drachmas and 5 talents (approx. 30000 drachmas).
Etymology
In
Baltic mythology
Baltic mythology is the body of mythology of the Baltic people stemming from Baltic paganism and continuing after Christianization and into Baltic folklore. Baltic mythology ultimately stems from Proto-Indo-European mythology. The Baltic regio ...
, the grass snake (
Lithuanian:
žaltys,
Latvian: zalktis) is seen as a sacred animal.
References
2nd-century BC monarchs in Europe
Thracian kings
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