Ariapeithes
| Ariapeithes | |
|---|---|
| King of the Scythians | |
| Reign | c. 450 BCE |
| Predecessor | Idanthyrsus (?) |
| Successor | Skula |
| Spouses | unnamed Greek woman unnamed Thracian princess Hupāyā |
| Issue | Skula Uxtamazatā Varika |
| Scythian | Aryapaiϑah |
| Religion | Scythian religion |
Ariapeithes (Scythian: Aryapaiϑah;[1][2][3][4] Ancient Greek: Αριαπειθης, romanized: Ariapeithēs) was a king of the Scythians in the early 5th century BCE.[5]
Name
[edit | edit source]Ariapeithes's name originates from the Scythian name *Ariyapaiϑah, and is composed of the terms *Ariya-, meaning "Aryan" and "Iranian," and *paiϑah-, meaning "decoration" and "adornment."[1][2][3][4]
Life
[edit | edit source]Ariyapaiϑah had three wives, each of whom bore him one son:[6]
- an unnamed Greek woman from Istria, who became the mother of Skula
- an unnamed daughter of the Thracian king Tērēs I, who became the mother of Uxtamazatā
- a Scythian woman named Hupāyā (Ancient Greek: Οποιη, romanized: Opoiē; Latin: Opoea), who became the mother of Varika (Ancient Greek: Ορικος, romanized: Orikos; Latin: Oricus)
Death
[edit | edit source]Ariyapaiϑah was treacherously killed by Spargapaiϑah, the king of the Agathyrsi,[7] after which Skula became the king of the Scythians, and took his stepmother Hupāyā as one of his wives.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Hinz 1975, p. 40.
- ^ a b Schmitt 2003.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Schmitt 2011.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Rolle 1989, p. 123.
- ^ Sherwin-White & Kuhrt 1993, p. 145.
Sources
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