Ori
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Ori () were ancient people mentioned by Pliny.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Ora = Ori (Pliny.vi.26)
History
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[1] mentions Voyages to India.....Next to these is the nation of the Ori, and then the Hyctanis9, a river of Carmania, with an excellent harbour at its mouth, and producing gold; at this spot the writers state that for the first time they caught sight of the Great Bear.10 The star Arcturus too, they tell us, was not to be seen here every night, and never, when it was seen, during the whole of it. Up to this spot extended the empire of the Achæmenidæ11, and in these districts are to be found mines of copper, iron, arsenic, and red lead.
9 Possibly that now known as the Rud Shur.
10 Properly the "Seven Trions."
11 The Persian kings, descendants of Achæmenes. He was said to have been reared by an eagle.