For the mountain in Bithynia, see Mount Arganthonius. For huntress in Greek mythology, see Arganthone.
Arganthonios
King of Tartessos
Reign
625 BC – 545 BC
Predecessor
Habis
Born
c. 665 BC Tartessos, Hispania
Died
c. 545 BC (aged 120?) Tartessos, Hispania
Arganthonios (Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος) was a king of ancient Tartessos (in Andalusia, southern Spain). Given the legendary status of Geryon, Gargoris and Habis, Arganthonios is the earliest documented monarch of the Iberian Peninsula.[1]
^Pérez-Embid, Florentino (1962). Enciclopedia de la cultura española (in Spanish). Editora Nacional. pp. 351, 770.
Habis, Arganthonios is the earliest documented monarch of the Iberian Peninsula. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, King Arganthonios ruled Tartessos...
refers to a king of Tartessos, Arganthonios, presumably named for his wealth in silver. Herodotus also says that Arganthonios welcomed the first Greeks to...
Herodotus describes them as enjoying a civilized rule under a king, Arganthonios, who welcomed Phocaean colonists in the fifth century BC. The Turdetani...
Adriatic, Tyrrhenia and Spain. Herodotus relates that they so impressed Arganthonios, king of Tartessus in Spain, that he invited them to settle there, and...
that Tartessus was the ancient name of Carpia, a city of the Iberians." Arganthonios Tartessian language Spanish mythology Pausanias, Description of Greece...
Former deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidente) of Spain Seville 1957 - Arganthonios King of Tartessia Tartessos 670 BC 550 BC Alvaro de Bazan Admiral Granada...
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Arriving at Tartessos they were welcomed by the Tartessian king by the name Arganthonios (ἀπικόμενοι δὲ ἐς τὸν Ταρτησσὸν προσφιλέες ἐγένοντο τῷ βασιλεῖ τῶν Ταρτησσίων...
traders known to the Ancient Greeks who knew of their legendary king Arganthonios. The Andalusian hypothesis was originally developed by the Spanish author...
Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios (Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος), or Arganthon (Ἀργανθών), or Arganthoneion, was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which...
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