Artemisia

Family: Halicarnassians · Role: Queen of Halicarnassus · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 11

Life events

• Artemisia joined Xerxes’ expedition against Greece and displayed great valour at Salamis.(Book 3 · Chapter 11 · 📍 Salamis)
  • With: Xerxes
  • “There is also a statue of Artemisia, the daughter of Lygdamis, who was Queen of Halicarnassus: and who they say of her own accord joined Xerxes in the expedition against Greece, and displayed great valour in the sea fight at Salamis.”

Book 3 · Chapter 11

• parent: Lygdamis “There is also a statue of Artemisia, the daughter of Lygdamis”
• with Xerxes (Artemisia joined Xerxes' expedition.) “who they say of her own accord joined Xerxes in the expedition against Greece”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.