Targitaos
Mythic founder-king and ancestor of the Scythians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Targitaos or Scythes, was the ancestral god of the Scythians according to Scythian mythology. The ancient Greeks identified him with their own hero Hēraklēs.
Quick Facts Targī̆tavah, Other names ...
Targī̆tavah | |
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Other names | Skuδa |
Gender | Male |
Region | Eurasian steppe |
Ethnic group | Scythic peoples |
Parents | Papaios and Api |
Consort | Artimpasa and the Snake-Legged Goddess |
Offspring | Lipoxšaya, Arbuxšaya, and Kolaxšaya or Agathyrsos, Gelōnos, Skythēs |
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Greek equivalent | Hēraklēs |
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