
Earth and Water: The Foundations of Sovereignty in Ancient Thought
The tribute of earth and water demanded of the Greeks by the Persians, Darius and Xerxes, symbolized the basis of sovereign power in an Anatolian context, attested in Lydia, and was not in origin a Persian or Iranian custom. although it was consistent with Iranian ideals of the power of water and fertility represented in the goddess Anahita.
Munn, M. (2009). "Earth And Water: The Foundations Of Sovereignty In Ancient Thought". In The Nature and Function of Water, Baths, Bathing and Hygiene from Antiquity through the Renaissance. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004173576.i-538.42
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