Octamasadas
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Octamasadas (Scythian ; Ancient Greek: , romanized: ; Latin: ) was a Scythian king, the son of King Ariapeithes, who lived around 446 BC. He came to power after he deposed and replaced his half-brother Scyles. Octamasadas was the son of Teres I’s daughter, making Octamasadas Teres’ grandson. Teres I was the father of Sitalces (431–424 BC) and Sparadocus (448–440 BC), Thracian kings.
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- Gender
- male
- Father
- Ariapeithes
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- Teres I
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Octamasadas (Scythian ; Ancient Greek: , romanized: ; Latin: ) was a Scythian king, the son of King Ariapeithes, who lived around 446 BC. He came to power after he deposed and replaced his half-brother Scyles. Octamasadas was the son of Teres I’s daughter, making Octamasadas Teres’ grandson. Teres I was the father of Sitalces (431–424 BC) and Sparadocus (448–440 BC), Thracian kings.
==Name== The name () is the Hellenisation of the Scythian language name , meaning "possessing greatness through his words."
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