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Ἀράσπας

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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

Spanish (DGE)

-ου, ὁ Araspas medo, amigo de Ciro, X.Cyr.5.1.2, 6.1.31, 3.16.

Greco-Persian Names

Av. *ara, ready, fit (cf. GAv. arəm, YAv. arəm) + APers. aspa (comp.), horse, YAv. aspa, Skt. açva; possessing ready horses.