Ariapeithes
5th-century BC Scythian king
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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]
Reignc. 450 BCE
PredecessorIdanthyrsus (?)
SuccessorSkula
Spousesunnamed Greek woman
unnamed Thracian princess
Hupāyā
unnamed Thracian princess
Hupāyā
| 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 |
Name
Life
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
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]
