Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek, Lydian Scripts Ἄτυς(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈa.tys/(Koine Greek) /ˈa.tis/(Constantinopolitan Greek) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from an unknown Lydian name. This was the name of a legendary early king of Lydia in Greek mythology. It was also the name of a son of Croesus, a later king of Lydia.