Habis | |
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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]