Spargapeithes (Agathyrsian king)
Introduction '''Spargapeithes''' (Scythian: ; ; ) was the name of a king of the Scythic tribe of the Agathyrsoi.
Name Spargapeithes's name originates from the Scythian name , and is composed of the terms , meaning “scion” and “descendant,” and , meaning “decoration” and “adornment.”The name of Spargapeithes and that of the Massagetaean prince Spargapises (Scythian: ) are variants of the same name, and both forms,  and , are cognates of the Avestan name  ().
Reign According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Spargapeithes treacherously killed the Scythian king Ariapeithes.
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See also *List of rulers of Thrace and Dacia