Isocrates Panegyricus 68

[68] Now, while the most celebrated of our wars was the one against the Persians, yet certainly our deeds of old offer evidence no less strong for those who dispute over ancestral rights. For while Hellas was still insignificant, our territory was invaded by the Thracians, led by Eumolpus, son of Poseidon, and by the Scythians, led by the Amazons, ¹ the daughters of Ares—not at the same time, but during the period when both races were trying to extend their dominion over Europe ; for though they hated the whole Hellenic race, they raised complaints ² against us in particular, thinking that in this way they would wage war against one state only, but would at the same time impose their power on all the states of Hellas .