ORTHOCORYBANTIANS

Drawing of Scythian soldiers serving in Achaemenid army. The image is based on Herodotus' description. Soldier on the right wears a pointed hat

The Orthocorybantians (Old Persian tigra-xauda "people with pointy hoods") were a tribe of the Scythians.

Overview :

Orthocorybantians were settling in the tenth satrapy of Achaemenid Persia according to Herodotus. The name itself refers to pointed hats. A delegation of Orthocorybantians paying tribute is depicted on the Apadana relief, together with all the other peoples of the empire.

Contacts with Media :

Behistun Inscription provides some insight on the Orthocorybantians. They had close contact with the Median Empire before it was replaced by the Persian Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Median influence had stretched to the lands east of the Caspian Sea.

It has been also speculated that the Orthocorybantians may have lived in Eastern Armenia which bordered the Median Empire. However, this interpretation clearly conflicts with Herodotus' information on Achaemenid military rosters.

Source :

https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Orthocorybantians