Ἀρτόστης

Spanish (DGE)

-ου, ὁ Artostes hijo de Darío, Ctes.15 (cf. Ὀστάνης).

Greco-Persian Names

APers. arta (comp.), divine government, "göttliche Weltordnung", Arta (cf. Av. aša), Av. arəta, Skt. r̥ta + Av. uštā, according to one's wish, loc. of ušti, often used substantively in the sense of welfare, good fortune; whose welfare is from Arta.