Φαρνάκης

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ἐν οἰκίᾳ τυφλῶν καὶ ὁ νυκτάλωψ ὀξυδερκήςeven the day-blind is sharp-eyed in a blind house | among the blind, the one-eyed man is king

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Russian (Dvoretsky)

Φαρνάκης: ους и εος ὁ Фарнак
1 персидский сатрап 2-й пол. V в. до н. э. Thuc.;
2 Φ. I, владетель Боспорского царства с 184 г. по 157 г. до н. э. Polyb.;
3 Φ. II, правнук предыдущего, сын Митридата Великого, побежденный Цезарем в 48 г. до н. э. Plut.

Greco-Persian Names

Hypc. form based upon APers. farnah (comp.), glory, fortune, YAv. xvarənah, with suffix (a)ka.