▁Aug mon ia ▁and ▁Ag mon ia ▁by ▁the ▁Ge ograph er ▁of ▁R aven na ▁| - ▁| * ak si - ▁| black ▁| PN ▁ Ά ξ ί ο π α ▁( A xi op a ), ▁town ▁in ▁S cy th ia ▁Minor , ▁R N ▁Ax ios , ▁Mac ed onian ▁river ▁( now ▁V ard ar ) ▁| ▁| Old ▁Pers ian ▁a - x se i ▁' black , ▁dark ' ▁| Al b . ▁i ▁z i ▁" black ", ▁n x ij ▁" t arn ish " ▁| ▁| ( i ) ▁According ▁to ▁Georg iev , ▁Da cian ▁A xi op a ▁was ▁translated ▁by ▁S lav ic ▁successor - pop ulation ▁into ▁mod . ▁name ▁C ern av oda ▁(" Black ▁Water "). ▁River ▁Ax ios ▁was ▁similarly ▁translated ▁into ▁mod . ▁Bulg . ▁name ▁Cr na ▁R ije ka ▁(" Black ▁River ") ▁ ▁( ii ) ▁Acc . ▁to ▁Par v ules cu , ▁Ax ios ▁name ▁reflect s ▁the ▁Iran ic ▁( via ▁the ▁S cy th ian ▁language ) ▁root ▁a - x se i ▁' black , ▁dark ' ▁. ▁( iii ) ▁Russ u ▁arg ues ▁A xi op a ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁Da cian ▁name , ▁but ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁rend ition ▁of ▁A xi opol is ▁( a ▁town ▁of ▁S cy th ia ▁Minor ). ▁| - ▁| * al bo ▁| white ▁| PN ▁Alb oca ▁( D acia ) ▁T N