Arpoxais

Arpoxais (Ancient Greek: Ἀρπόξαϊς) is a figure of ancient Scythian mythology who figured prominently in the Scythian genealogical myth as one of the three sons of the Scythian god Targitaos. He was in this myth the progenitor of one of the three main tribes of the Scythian people, the Auchatae.[1]

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Arpoxais". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 349.


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