Epiphanes

Epiphanes (), meaning "Manifest" or "the Glorious/Illustrious", is an ancient Greek epithet borne by several Hellenistic rulers. It produced the Russian-language given name Yepifan/Epifan.

Notable people with the name include.

• Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215–164 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire
• Alexander Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 150 BC to 145 BC, was called Epiphanes
• Antiochus XI Epiphanes (reigned 95–92 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire
• Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator (reigned 130–116 BC), King of Cappadocia
• Ariarathes VIII Epiphanes (reigned 101–96 BC), King of Cappadocia
• Epiphanes (Gnostic), legendary Gnostic writer
• Gaius Julius Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the last king of Commagene who reigned between 38 and 72
• Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes (38–92), prince of the Kingdom of Commagene
• Seleucus VI Epiphanes (reigned 96–95 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire
• Plato Epiphanes, Greco-Bactrian king of the 2nd century BC
• Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter (ca. 100 BC), Indo-Greek ruler
• Ptolemy V Epiphanes (reigned 204–181 BC), ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty
• Mithridates II of Parthia, king of the Parthian Empire
• Nicomedes II Epiphanes, king of Bithynia of the 2nd century BC

Animals

• Epiphanes (rotifer), a genus of rotifer in the order Ploima.
• Hypermastus epiphanes, a sea snail in the family Eulimidae
• Inape epiphanes, a moth of the family Tortricidae
• Izatha epiphanes, a moth of the family Oecophoridae

See also

• Inscription of Parthian imperial power
• Epiphane (disambiguation)
• Epiphanius (disambiguation)
• Epiphany (disambiguation)