Epiphanes

Epiphanes (Ἐπιφανής), 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 38–72
 * 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