Scythian Gorytos through the Greek Prism: The Chortomlyk Series
Journal: The World of the Orient
Year: 2025

The article analyses the use of the term γωρυτός in ancient Greek sources and its etymology. The author re-examines the visual programme of the well-known gold gorytos overlays from the Chortomlyk series (Chortomlyk, 1863; Illintsi, 1902; Melitopol, 1954; and the Five Brothers, no.&nbsp;8, 1959), which were found in the burial mounds from the 2nd half of the 4th&nbsp;century. Unfortunately, one of the overlays from Illintsi was lost during World War&nbsp;II. The technical process of creating gor