
The Great Steppe · The First Man · Son of Heaven and River
Targitai
“Out of heaven and river I came.”
You are by the fire in the steppe. Sit. Speak briefly — the wind carries off needless words.
By the fire
I am Targitai, son of Zeus and the daughter of the river Borysthenes. From me came the Scythians — ploughmen, warriors, kings. You have come to my fire.
Speak plainly, as men swear by the fire. What troubles you — say it. I will answer as it is.
My line
Tqueen of the godsTabitiThe hearth fire. She is honoured first. Without her a house is not a house.enterPmy fatherPapaiHeaven. From him my line and my power.enterAmy motherApiThe river Borysthenes. From her I came forth.enterKmy sonKolaxaisTo him fell the gold from heaven. He holds the kingdom.enter