Spargapeithes

Spargapeithes[1] (Scythian: Spargapaiθa, Ancient Greek: Σπαργαπείθης) was the name of a king of the Scythian[2] tribe of the Agathyrsi. He is perhaps best remembered as the murderer of the king Ariapeithes.

Spargapeithes's name is of Scythian origin, and his name and the name of the Massagetae prince Spargapises are variants of the same name.[3]

References
  1. Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations by D. Brendan Nagle and Stanley M. Burstein, ISBN 0-19-517825-4, 2006, page 26: "... Ariapeithes, the Scythian king, had several sons, among them, ... by Spargapeithes, king of the Agathyrsi; whereupon Scylas succeeded to the throne, and married one of ..."
  2. The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 The Thracians 700 BC-AD 46 by Christopher Webber and Angus Mcbride, 2001, ISBN 1-84176-329-2, page 16: "... back, which could be to accommodate a top-knot. Among the Agathyrsi (a Skythian tribe living near the Thracians, and practising some Thracian customs) the nobles also dyed their ..."
  3. Walter Hinz: Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberleiferung. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, p. 226.

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