Ukraine celebrates ancient Scythians in Seoul exhibition By
Philip Iglauer Ukraine claims a history more than 2,500 years
old that includes the ancient Scythians, a people of mysterious
origin to whom we have romanticized stories of the Amazon
warrior princess and free-wheeling blonde barbarians. Ancient
Greek historian Herodotus gave birth to the myth of the Amazon,
and much of what we think we know of Scythian culture comes from
his colorful descriptions. Added to the confusion, many medieval
European kings claimed Scythian peoples as ancestors. Now a
fuller picture can be gleaned right here in Seoul at Hanagaram
Art Museum in the Seoul Arts Center. Vitalii Chepeliuk, deputy
ambassador of the Ukrainian Embassy, Kim Jang-sil, president of
the Seoul Arts Center, and other dignitaries and VIPs
inaugurated the special exhibition featuring the exquisite gold
work of the ancient Scythians, Wednesday. “The Gold Treasures of
Ukraine” exhibits 60 invaluable gold art pieces and 70 pictures
of the Scythians through Fe