- terms:
Darius the
great king, king of kings, king of countries, son of
Hystaspes, an Achaemenid. King
Darius says: This is the
kingdom which I hold, from...
-
Zoroaster Hystaspes (father of
Darius I) (fl. 550 BCE),
satrap of
Bactria and
possibly also of Fārs, and
father of
Darius the
Great Hystaspes (son of Darius...
-
Hystaspes is
sometimes considered as
identical with
Vishtaspa (the
Avestan name for Hystapes), an
early patron of Zoroaster. The name of
Hystaspes occurs...
-
pseudepigraphic works –
referred to as the Book of
Hystaspes or the
Oracles of
Hystaspes or just
Hystaspes – is
known by name. This work (or set of works)...
- the
vizier Artab****,
Hystaspes'
younger brother Artaxerxes I
ascended the throne.
According to
Diodorus of Sicily,
Hystaspes was
satrap of
Bactria at...
- Artab**** was a son of
Hystaspes, and
therefore brother of
Darius I as well as
uncle of
Xerxes I. Artab**** had a re****tion for
great wisdom. Artab****...
-
anonymous eight kings whom he
claims preceded him.
Arsames was the
father of
Hystaspes (satrap of Parthia),
Pharnaces (satrap of Phrygia) and
Megabates (a general)...
- and Pseudo-
Hystaspes was
stereotyped as an
apocalyptic prophet,
Ostanes was
imagined to be a
master sorcerer.
Unlike "Zoroaster" and "
Hystaspes",
which have...
- did draw on a few
genuinely Zoroastrian ideas. The
Oracles of
Hystaspes, by "
Hystaspes",
another prominent magian pseudo-author, is a set of prophecies...
- (Bistun 2, 10–18). From Rhages,
Darius I sent
reinforcements to his
father Hystaspes, who was
putting down a
rebellion in
Parthia (Bistun 3, 1–10). Some Middle...
