Tabiti | |
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Fire, the hearth, society, kingship | |
Gender | Female |
Region | Eurasian steppe |
Ethnic group | Scythic peoples |
Offspring | Papaios |
Equivalents | |
Greek | Hestia |
Hindu | Agni |
Iranian | Atar |
Tabiti (Scythian: *Tapatī; Ancient Greek: Ταβιτί, romanized: Tabiti; Latin: Tabiti) was the Scythian goddess of the primordial fire which alone existed before the creation of the universe and was the basic essence and the source of all creation. She was the most venerated of all Scythian deities.