In Greek mythology, the Gargareans, or Gargarenses, (Greek: ΓαργαρείςGargareis) were an all-male tribe. They copulated with the Amazons annually in order to keep both tribes reproductive. The Amazons kept the female children, raising them as warriors, and gave the males to the Gargareans.[1]
The ancient Greek geographer Strabo placed the Gargareans on the northern foothills of the Caucasus. Several scholars identify them with the Galgaï.[2][3][4] According to E. Krupnov, the accuracy of the localization of Strabo's Gargareans in Galga-chuv (Ingushetia) is confirmed by archaeological, anthropological and ethnographic data.[5]Gaius Plinius Secundus likewise localizes the Gargareans north of the Caucasus Mountains, but calls them Gegar.[6]
^Latyshev, V. V. (1890–1906). Izvestiia drevnikh pisateleĭ grecheskikh i latinskikh o Skifii i Kavkaz Известия древних писателей греческих и латинских о Скифии и Кавказе [Reports of ancient Latin and Greek authors about Scythians in the Caucasus]. Vol. 1 (1890), vol. 2 parts 1 (1904) and 2 (1906). Saint Petersburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Krupnov 1971, p. 25.