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Spargapises

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6th-century BC Massagetae general and son of queen Tomyris

Historical FiguresDied 530 BC

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Spargapises was the son of queen Tomyris of the Massagetai.Spargapises is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus He is not mentioned in the few other early sources covering the period, especially Ctesias.

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“Cyrus Defeats Spargapises,” from The Story of Cyrus, Adapted from designs by Michiel Coxie (1499-1592), Woven at the workshop of Albert Auwercx (1629-1709)

Queen Tomyris learns that her son Spargapises has been taken alive by Cyrus, by Jan Moy (1535-1550).

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