Heniochi

The Heniochi (Greek: Ἡνίοχοι, Heníochoi "charioteers") were an ancient tribe inhabiting northwest shores of Colchis (present-day Abkhazia,[note 1] northwestern Georgia) and some say Phasis area.

[1] They are attested by a number of ancient historians and others alike, namely: Aristotle, Artemidorus Ephesius, Ovid, Pliny the Elder, Arrian, Strabo and others.

It is difficult to identify with certainty the relationship between the tribes mentioned by classical authors and the contemporary ethnic groups.

[2] Various scholars relate the tribe to modern day Georgians (specifically Zans and Svans) and/or Abkhaz.

[5] Aristotle describes the Heniochi (along with the Acaei) as a group of people "ready enough to kill and eat men.