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Masistes (Old
Persian 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫, Maθišta; Gr**** Μασίστης,
Masístēs; Old
Iranian *Masišta; died c. 478 BC) was a
Persian prince of the
Achaemenid Dynasty...
- mother,
Masistes' wife, as
Amestris thought that it was her connivance. On Xerxes' birthday,
Amestris sent for his
guards and
mutilated Masistes' wife by...
- Atossa’s sons
Xerxes and
Masistes shared a
deeply troubled and
deteriorated relationship as
Xerxes fell in love with the wife of
Masistes, but
eventually brutally...
- his
cousin Artaynte at Sardis. She was also the
daughter of his
uncle Masistes. At the
behest of Xerxes,
Artaynte committed adultery with him. When the...
- mother,
Masistes' wife, as
Amestris thought that it was her connivance. On Xerxes' birthday,
Amestris sent for his
guards and
mutilated Masistes' wife by...
- Atossa,
daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had four sons: Xerxes, Achaemenes,
Masistes and Hystaspes. He also
married Artystone,
another daughter of Cyrus, with...
- (son of Artaphernes)
Artyphius Datis Boges Gongylos Hippias Hydarnes II
Masistes Megabates Megabazus Megabyzus Otanes Tithraustes Artayntes Azanes (son...
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prince Masistes,
brother of Xerxes, who
censured him
severely for his
cowardly flight. Artaÿntes, enraged, drew his
sword and
would have
killed Masistes, had...
-
Herodotus as a
commander and
colleague of
Masistes, son of
Darius I.
Xenagoras intervened when a
conflict between Masistes and
fellow commander Artayntes became...
- (elected official) to
become tyrants.
After the battle, the
Persian marshal Masistes would accuse the
surviving naval commanders of
being cowards; Burn, however...
