Mehrdad
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Modern Persian form of MITHRIDATES.
 | MITHRIDATES male Ancient Persian (Hellenized) Greek form of the Old Persian name Mithradatha meaning "gift of MITHRA". This was the name (in Greek) of several Parthian kings. | |||||||||||||||||||
| MITHRA male Persian Mythology Derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". In Persian mythology he was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia, where it was known as Mithraism. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT PERSIAN: Mithradatha, Mithridates |
| OTHER FORMS |
| PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY: Mithra |