Relating to the ancient Cossaeans, a people who lived in the Zagros Mountains region of what is now Iran.
From Cossaea (the region/people in Greek sources) + -ean (suffix indicating belonging to). Derived from ancient historical records of this Bronze Age culture.
The Cossaeans were famous for being one of the few groups that maintained independence against both the Persian and Seleucid empires—they controlled mountain passes that made them impossible to conquer directly.
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