Spargapeithes (Agathyrsian king)

Spargapeithes (Scythian: Spargapaiϑah;[1][2][3] Ancient Greek: Σπαργαπειθης, romanizedSpargapeíthēs; Latin: Spargapeithes) was the name of a king of the Scythic tribe of the Agathyrsoi.

Name

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Spargapeithes's name originates from the Scythian name *Spargapaiϑah, and is composed of the terms *sparga-, meaning “scion” and “descendant,” and *paiϑah-, meaning “decoration” and “adornment.”[4][5][2][6]

The name of Spargapeithes and that of the Massagetaean prince Spargapises (Scythian: *Spargapis) are variants of the same name,[1][4][5] and both forms, Spargapis and Spargapaiϑah, are cognates of the Avestan name Sparəγa-paēsa (𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀⸱𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬀).[1][4][6]

Reign

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According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Spargapeithes treacherously killed the Scythian king Ariapeithes.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hinz 1975, p. 226.
  2. ^ a b Schmitt, Rüdiger (2018). "SCYTHIAN LANGUAGE". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  3. ^ Kullanda 2014, p. 81.
  4. ^ a b c Schmitt 2003.
  5. ^ a b Schmitt, Rüdiger (2018). "MASSAGETAE". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  6. ^ a b Schmitt 2011.
  7. ^ Sherwin-White & Kuhrt 1993, p. 145.

Sources

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See also

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