Scythians have a great role in the development of ancient history and myths of different nations, including Greeks, Persians, Indians and Chinese. These invading and nomadic tribes in the beginning of the Aryan history, like other Aryan tribes, scattered in the east and west and south of residential world and though they were in an endless conflict with their neighbors they were finally overturned among them and only a name of Scythian remained in history. Due to the nature of wilderness, the research resources about their cultural affair are limited to their tombs of Kings and scattered references in chronicles of their neighbors. Study and research about Scythians folk manner and their distribution indicates a common origin for Scythian tribes and the family of Zal and Rustam in Shahnameh.
