Ariapeithes (Scythian: Ariyapaiϑah;[1][2][3][4] Ancient Greek: Αριαπειθης, romanized: Ariapeithēs) was a king of the Scythians in the early 5th century BCE.
[5] Ariapeithes's name originates from the Scythian name *Ariyapaiϑah, and is composed of the terms *Ariya-, meaning "Aryan" and "Iranian," and *paiϑah-, meaning "decoration" and "adornment.
"[1][2][3][4] Ariyapaiϑah had three wives, each of whom bore him one son:[6] 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] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870).
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.