Ὀροντοβάτης
Ancient Greek
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Ὀροντοπάτης (Orontopátēs)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Persian *Arvantapātah.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Ὀροντοβάτης • (Orontobátēs) m (genitive Ὀρoντoβάτου); ? declension
- a male given name from Old Persian: Orontobates
- son-in-law of Pixodarus and last Carian dynast from the Hecatomnids' dynasty
- a co-leader along with Ariobarzanes and Otanes of the Erythrean soldiers at the Battle of Gaugamela
- a satrap of Media under Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Descendants
[edit]- Greek: Ὀρoντoβάτης (Orontobátēs)
- → Latin: Orontobatēs
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Ὀρoντoβάτης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 235b-236a
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
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- Ancient Greek given names
- Ancient Greek male given names
- Ancient Greek male given names from Old Persian
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