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5th-century BC Scythian king From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ariapeithes (Scythian: Ariyapaiϑah;[1][2][3][4] Ancient Greek: Αριαπειθης, romanized: Ariapeithēs) was a king of the Scythians in the early 5th century BCE.[5]
Ariapeithes | |
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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 | Ariyapaiϑah |
Religion | Scythian religion |
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]
Ariyapaiϑah had three wives, each of whom bore him one son:[6]
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]
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