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WHO WAS ANACHARSIS ?   Anacharsis said by Herodotus   to possess  been a Scythian prince of the 6th century bc, who having travelled widely (and  consistent with  one account found that in Greece the Spartans were  the sole  people with whom  it had been  possible  to carry  a wise  conversation), returned to Scythia, and was killed by his own people, perhaps for trying to introduce the worship of the  Cybele  . MEETING WITH SOLON Solon,  one among  the Seven Sages of ancient Greece, at the time was busy drafting humane laws for Athenians ,  which might  benefit a majority of the local populace.  the primary  meeting between Anacharsis and Solon was rather eventful.  consistent with  legend, Anacharsis, upon arrival in Athens,  visited  Solon’s residence  to satisfy  the good  lawmaker. DEATH Due to his increasing popularity among Scythians both, as  an individual  and for his proposed reforms, Anacharsis had made several hidden enemies-  one among