Targitaus

mythic founder-king and ancestor of the Scythians
Person mythological_greek_character Q2361827
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Summary

Targitaus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 1,012 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #230 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Targitaus's father was Zeus[3].
  • Targitaus's mother was Borysthenis[4].
  • A child of Targitaus was Colaxes[5].
  • A child of Targitaus was Lipoxais[6].
  • A child of Targitaus was Arpoxais[7].
  • Targitaus held the position of king of Scythia[8].
  • Targitaus is recorded as male[9].
  • Targitaus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[10].
  • Targitaus's instance of is recorded as deity[11].
  • Targitaus's worshipped by is recorded as Scythian religion[12].
  • Targitaus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[13].
  • Targitaus's P14750 is recorded as 2001-ACDA-0C74-18C8-2550[14].

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Origins and Family

Targitaus's father was Zeus[3]. His mother was Borysthenis[4].

Career and Affiliations

Targitaus held the position of king of Scythia[8].

Personal Life

Children include Colaxes[5], a mythological Greek character[15]; Lipoxais[6], a mythological Greek character[16]; and Arpoxais[7], a mythological Greek character[17].

Why It Matters

Targitaus draws 1,012 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #230 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Who were Targitaus's parents?

Targitaus's father was Zeus[3]. Targitaus's mother was Borysthenis[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ru', 'simple', 'sv', 'tk', 'uk', 'uz
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||simple, fa */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2001-ACDA-0C74-18C8-2550
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 2001-ACDA-0C74-18C8-2550, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  3. 13w ago · GGenieser · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa"
  4. 15w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Borysthenis
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Mother: Borysthenis, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect unnamed daughter of Borysthenes → Borysthenis ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q57245646_Q"
  5. 17w ago · Lazulis · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → king of Scythia
    Mother → Borysthenis
    Worshipped by → Scythian religion
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Mother: Borysthenis"
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