Habis

Habis
Habis
King of Tartessos
Reign	? - 625 BC
Predecessor	Gargoris
Successor	Arganthonios
Born	Tartessos, Hispania
Died	Tartessos, Hispania

Habis (from the Cynete language meaning fawn) is a legendary king of the Spanish region of Tartessos.^[1] The only source of the legend of Habis and his father Gargoris is the work Epitome by Justin, who copied it from the now lost work Philippic Histories by Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus.^[2]

^ Hérnuñez, Pollux. Mitos, héroes y monstruos de la España antigua. Amaya.
^ José Castro (translation) (1995). Epítome de las Historias Filípicas de Pompeyo Trogo. Fragmentos, Justin. Madrid: Gredos.

[1] Hérnuñez, Pollux. Mitos, héroes y monstruos de la España antigua. Amaya.

[2] José Castro (translation) (1995). Epítome de las Historias Filípicas de Pompeyo Trogo. Fragmentos, Justin. Madrid: Gredos.

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