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Ἀρτάβαζος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Persian *R̥tavazdāh.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἀρτάβαζος (Artábazosm (genitive Ἀρταβάζου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Artabazus
    1. a Median friend of Cyrus the Younger
    2. a Persian leader of the peltasts and slingers under Cyrus the Younger
    3. a son of Pharnaces and leader of the Parthians and Chorasmians during the Persian invasion of Greece
    4. a possible son of Pharnabazus and Apama, and brother-in-law of Darius III and of Memnon and Mentor of Rhoses, general of Artaxerxes II in Egypt, satrap of Dascylium and successor of Megabates under Artaxerxes III and of Bactria under Darius III and Alexander the Great, and father of 11 sons and 10 daughters, including Ariobarzanes, Arsames, Pharnabazus, Ilioneus, Cophen, Artacama, Artonis and Barsine

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Αρτάβαζος (Artávazos)
  • Latin: Artabazus

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, “Medisches und persisches Sprachgut bei Herodot,” ZDMG 117, 1967, p. 128
  2. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "ARTAVASDES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 1986
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 297
  4. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt (2011) Iranische Personennamen in de Griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. [Iranian Personal Names in Greek Literature before Alexander the Great] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 5A, pages 97-99