Zarinaea

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Zarinaea, also referred to as Zaranya and Zarina (meaning "the golden") was a legendary[1] Sacae woman ruler, the sister of , and the wife of , ruler of the Parthians. Zarina was the "czarina" of the city which was located on the shoreline of the river of Syr Darya, nearby the city of Sighnaq. She was noted for her beauty, wisdom, and her bravery, as Sacae women went into the field with men. According to the Sacaen rules, when the girl turned 13 she was taught the archery and hunt. When the war broke out between the Medians and the Parthians and Sacae, she fought in battle and was wounded.[2] Ctesias related her story towards the end of the 5th century B.C.E.[3] Ctesias described the love story of Zarinaea and the Mede prince Stryangaeus. However, Zarinaea and Stryanaeus could not be together despite their mutual feelings. [4]

Once upon a time, Zarinaea went for a hunt but there were no any animals to hunt due to the numerous wars between people, so she had to move to another territory to find fowl. Unfortunately, the queen had come across a large enemy troop and they had started to chase after her and finally, they injured the leg of Zarinaea. The fast horse of the prince of the Medes overtook the tsarina and wanted to kill her when he noticed the long hair getting out of the helmet. So, he fell in love with the leader of the Sacae and took her back to her people. After this deed, Zarinaea and Stryangaeus decided to meet during the hunts. Their friendship and feelings led to the peace between two states. Once, when the prince came to the meeting with Zarinaea, Marmares brought him to Roksanaki (the city where Zarinaea reigned). The queen of the Sacae ordered to stop Marmares because she protected Stryanghaeus as her husband Marmares attempted to kill the prince of the Medes. The Medes' leader proposed her to unite the nations of the Sacae and the Medes, the queen asked him to meet in one year and only then she would be able to give him the answer. However, after this incident the tsarina of the tribe rejected Stryangaeus' offer because she preferred the independence of her people rather than her personal feelings. Therefore, Zarinaea stopped the war between two nations. Stryangaeus suffered but accepted her will. [5]

Alternate spellings are Zareena and Zarinah with shared roots with Zareen and Zarin.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2000). "Zarinaia". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. New York: Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.
  2. ^ The History of Antiquity, from the German of Professor Max Duncker, by E. Abbott By Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker, 1881, P.302 https://books.google.com/books?id=qIkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA303&dq=Zarinaea&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LTa9U56pLtiqyATdlIGwCQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Zarinaea&f=false
  3. ^ Ctesias' 'History of Persia': Tales of the Orient By Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
  4. ^ Richter, Daniel S. (24 October 2017). The Oxford Handbook of the Second Sophistic. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. Chapter 2. ISBN 978-0-19-983747-2.
  5. ^ "Tarih Begalinka". Tarih. Begalin Library. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Tarih". Begalin Library. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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