As portrayed by the historian Herodotus, the Scythians were given to sadistic customs, which included using the skulls of their victims as drinking cups.
Kā raksta vēsturnieks Hērodots, skiti turējās pie ārkārtīgi nežēlīgām paražām, piemēram, viņi mēdza izgatavot dzērienu kausus no savu upuru galvaskausiem.