Phraates
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Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Ancient Greek, Parthian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Iranian |
Meaning | Elation, happiness |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Phraataces, Frahat, Frahad, Farhad |
Derived | Frahāt |
"'Phraates'" is the Greek transliteration of Parthian Farhad. Five kings of Parthian Empire were named Phraates (Ancient Greek: Φραάτης, Parthian: Frahāt, Persian: Farhad (فرهاد)
- Phraates I c. 176–171 BC
- Phraates II c. 132–127 BC
- Phraates III c. 69–57 BC
- Phraates IV c. 38–2 BC
- Phraates V (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4
See also
[edit]- Farad (disambiguation)
- Farhad, the modern Persian form of the name