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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)