Ariston
Ariston (from Greek: Ἀρίστων) may refer to:
People
Ancient Greece
- Ariston of Sparta (6th century BC), Eurypontid King of Sparta
- Ariston of Athens (died circa 424 BC), father of Plato
- Ariston of Byzantium (fl. 500 BC), tyrant of the city of Byzantium
- Ariston of Paionia (4th century BC), Paionian prince, cavalry commander of Alexander the Great
- Ariston (king of Paionia) (3rd century BC), Paionian king
- Ariston (painter) (4th century BC), probably of Thebes
- Ariston (strategos) (fl. 221 BC), Aetolian military leader
- Ariston (hero), the protagonist of the 1967 historical novel Goat Song
- Ariston (actor), actor at the Susa weddings
Early Christians
- Ariston of Smyrna, Bishop in the late 1st century, Companion of John the Elder
- Ariston of Pella, 2nd century apologist quoted by Eusebius
Modern
- Jose Ariston Caslib (born 1968), current manager of the Philippine national football team
Other uses
- Ariston, a brand of thermal comfort products manufactured by Ariston Thermo
- Ariston organette, metal disc with punched holes (late 1800s) — utilized on several music boxes
- Ariston Thermo, a company in the thermal comfort sector
- Ariston Records, an Italian record label
- The former name for Indesit Company
- Ariston, a genus of spiders
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