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Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea in the 5th century B.C.

Greek city-states first established colonies along the Black Sea coast of Crimea in the 7th or 6th century B.C.

According to Greek mythology, Crimea is the place to which Iphigeneia was sent after the goddess Artemis rescued her from the human sacrifice her father was about to perform.

Artemis swept the young princess off to the peninsula, where she became a priestess at her temple.

Here, she was forced by the Taurian king Thoas to perform human sacrifices on any foreigners who came ashore.

The land of Tauris and its rumored customs of killing Greeks are also described by Herodotus in his histories.
Book IV, 99–100 and 103.

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