Zusammenfassung The goddess Orthia, whose name is attested by different variants in inscriptions mainly at her sanctuary at Sparta, and who was at some point identified with Artemis, is the subject of an ongoing debate in various fields of ancient studies. As the textual mythology of the goddess is meagre, the etymology of this theonym is of primary importance in bringing to light possible mythological concepts associated with the deity. Drawing on earlier attempts proposed in the literature, the Greek adjective ὀρθός (ved. ūrdhvá- ‚upright‘) is identified as the natural derivational basis for the name, which can in turn be traced back to the PIE root underlying ved. vrādh- and av. uruuad-. In Vedic, ūrdhvá- is used in describing the epiphany of Uṣas. Orthia can therefore be considered to be a descendant of the PIE dawn goddess. Via its etymology, the name of Orthia is related to the Avestan theonym Arəduuī (and probably to Celtic Ardvinna as well). The abundantly documented mythological profile of the Iranian goddess matches up well with the proposed origin of the name, thereby cross-validating the linguistic and mythological origin of Orthia.

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阿尔忒弥斯·奥提亚

Zusammenfassung 女神 Orthia 的名字主要在她在斯巴达的避难所的铭文中得到不同变体的证明，并且在某些时候被认定为 Artemis，是古代研究各个领域持续争论的主题。由于女神的文字神话很少，因此该名称的词源对于揭示与神相关的可能神话概念至关重要。借鉴文献中提出的早期尝试，希腊形容词ὀρθός（ved.ūrdhvá-“直立”）被确定为该名称的自然派生基础，而这又可以追溯到 ved 的 PIE 词根。vrādh- 和 av。乌鲁阿德-。在吠陀中，ūrdhvá- 用于描述 Uṣas 的顿悟。Orthia因此可以被认为是PIE黎明女神的后裔。通过它的词源，Orthia 的名字与 Avestan 的化名 Arəduuī 相关（也可能与凯尔特人的 Ardvinna 相关）。伊朗女神的大量记载的神话形象与该名称的拟议起源非常吻合，从而交叉验证了 Orthia 的语言和神话起源。