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Gender Feminine
Usage Old Persian (Hellenized)
Scripts Ἀρτυστώνη(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsElamite forms: 𒅕𒌨𒁺𒈾 (Ir-taš-du-na), 𒅕𒆪𒆜𒁺𒈾 (Ir-da-iš-du-na)
Meaning & History
Greek form of the Old Persian name *Ṛtastūnā meaning "pillar of Ṛta, the deified Truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) "true" and 𐎿𐎬𐎢𐎴𐎠 (stūnā) "pillar, column". According to Herodotus this was the name of one of the daughters of Cyrus the Great, and consequently a sister (or half-sister) of Atossa. She was married to Darius and was the mother of Arsames and Gobryas.