Royal Scythian King Idanthyrsos
Scythian · mortal · historical; reigned during Darius I's Scythian campaign, c. 513 BCE · Recorded classification
Historical first-rank king (mortal tier); included because his words are the primary attestation of Tabiti's supremacy and of Papaios as royal ancestor. The name's Iranian analysis is uncertain.
Domains
- kingship
Powers
- swore by the royal hearths
Relations
- descendant of: Sky-Father PapaiosIn his defiance of Darius, Idanthyrsos names as his only masters 'Zeus my ancestor' (Papaios) and Hestia queen of the Scythians.Herodotus, Histories 4.127 (primary)
- descendant of: Sun-King KolaxaisThe Royal Scythian kings (Paralatae) descend from Kolaxais, youngest son of Targitaos; Idanthyrsos is king of the Royal Scythians.Herodotus, Histories 4.5-7 (primary)
Sources
- Idanthyrsos was the king of the (Royal) Scythians who led the mobile resistance to Darius I's invasion and, in his message, named only Papaios-Zeus his forefather and Tabiti-Hestia, 'queen of the Scythians', as his lords.: Herodotos, Histories 4.120-127 (Godley) (primary)