Spargapeithes (Agathyrsian king)

Spargapeithes (Scythian: ; ; ) was the name of a king of the Scythic tribe of the Agathyrsoi.

Name

Spargapeithes's name originates from the Scythian name , and is composed of the terms , meaning “scion” and “descendant,” and , meaning “decoration” and “adornment.”

The name of Spargapeithes and that of the Massagetaean prince Spargapises (Scythian: ) are variants of the same name, and both forms, and , are cognates of the Avestan name ().

Reign

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Spargapeithes treacherously killed the Scythian king Ariapeithes.

See also

• List of kings of Thrace and Dacia

References

Sources

See also

• List of rulers of Thrace and Dacia