Spargapeithes (Agathyrsian king)
Spargapeithes (
Scythic tribe of the Agathyrsoi
.
Name
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
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Spargapeithes treacherously killed the Scythian king Ariapeithes.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Hinz 1975, p. 226.
- ^ a b Schmitt, Rüdiger (2018). "SCYTHIAN LANGUAGE". Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ Kullanda 2014, p. 81.
- ^ a b c Schmitt 2003.
- ^ a b Schmitt, Rüdiger (2018). "MASSAGETAE". Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ a b Schmitt 2011.
- ^ Sherwin-White & Kuhrt 1993, p. 145.
Sources
- ISBN 3-447-01703-1.
- . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- Schmitt, Rüdiger (2003). "Die skythischen Personennamen bei Herodot" [Scythian Personal Names in Herodotus] (PDF). Annali dell'Università degli Studi di Napoli l'Orientale (in German). 63: 1–31. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-3-700-17142-3.
- Sherwin-White, Susan M.; ISBN 978-0-520-08183-3.
See also
- List of rulers of Thrace and Dacia