The Scythian cosmology corresponded to the typically Indo-Iranic tripartite structure of the universe of Scythian cosmology,[4] which is also present in the Vedic and Avestan traditions, and according to which the universe was composed of:[5]
- a celestial realm;
- the airspace;
- and the earthly realm.
Since the Scythians did not have a written language, their non-material culture can only be pieced together through writings by non-Scythian authors, parallels found among other Iranic peoples, and archaeological evidence.