Scythian religion stemmed from Iranic origins with Thracian and Mesopotamian influences. Pantheon formed heptad of seven gods reflecting Indo-Iranic structure. Tabiti ruled as primordial fire goddess of hearth and royal power. Api embodied earth-water mother birthing middle world with Papaios sky father. Papaios equated Zeus as divine father son of Tabiti. Targitaos served forefather of Scythian kings born from Api-Papaios union. Scythian Ares war god got sword idols blood human sacrifices from prisoners. Goitosyros linked sun cattle mighty equated Apollo possibly Mithra. Artimpasa complex fertility sovereignty goddess influenced by Anahita Ishtar Bendis. Thagimasadas Royal Scythians-only horse god equated Poseidon. Snake-Legged Goddess androgynous foremother siring Scythians with Targitaos. Divine Twins flanked fertility goddess as royal warrior heroes. Cosmology split universe celestial air earthly underworld realms. Shrines built only for Ares as brushwood altars with sword axis mundi. Animal sacrifices strangled boiled thrown to gods except Ares horses. Human sacrifice to Ares throats cut arms thrown sky. Religion mostly aniconic no statues except Ares sword.