Μιθραφέρνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Median *Miθrafarnā (having splendour through Mithra)[1][2].

Proper noun

Μιθραφέρνης (Mithraphérnēs) m (genitive Μιθραφέρνου); second declension

  1. A male given name from Old Median Mithraphernes

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Μιθραφέρνης (Mithraférnis)
  • Latin: Mithraphernēs

References

  1. Hinz, Walther (1975) , *miθrafarnah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page page-167
  2. Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “4.2.1110. *Miθrafarnā-”, in 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 250
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