Artemisia

Family: Persian · Role: ally · First appears: Book 7 · §86–99

Life events

Artemisia took power after her husband's death.(Book 7 · §86–99)
- “after her husband died, she holding the power herself”
Artemisia joined the expedition against Hellas, leading ships and her territories' forces.(Book 7 · §86–99 · 📍 Hellas)
- “she joined the expedition against Hellas”
Xerxes rejected Artemisia's advice and ordered that a sea battle be fought.(Book 8 · §65–71 · 📍 Phaleron)
- With: Xerxes Mardonios
- “Nevertheless he gave orders to follow the advice of the greater number”
Artemisia escaped the sea-fight.(Book 8 · §90–98)
- “She then, as has been said before, had made her escape;”
Xerxes sought Artemisia’s advice on whether to stay or withdraw.(Book 8 · §99–105)
- With: Xerxes
- “So when Artemisia had come, Xerxes removed from him all the rest, both the Persian councillors and also the spearmen of the guard and spoke to her thus:”
Artemisia advised Xerxes to withdraw and leave Mardonios behind.(Book 8 · §99–105)
- With: Xerxes
- “yet it seems good to me at the present that thou shouldest retire back and leave Mardonios here, if he desires it and undertakes to do this”
Xerxes sent Artemisia to conduct his sons to Ephesos.(Book 8 · §99–105 · 📍 Ephesos)
- With: Xerxes
- “He commended Artemisia therefore and sent her away to conduct his sons to Ephesos”

parent: Lygdamis “Now her name, as I said, was Artemisia and she was the daughter of Lygdamis, and by descent she was of Halicarnassos on the side of her father, but of Crete by her mother.”

with Xerxes (Artemisia addresses Xerxes and describes the named groups as his allies; the relationship is not represented by another controlled relation.) “Moreover, O king, consider also this, that the servants of good men are apt to grow bad, but those of bad men good; and thou, who art of all men the best, hast bad servants, namely those who are reckoned as allies, Egyptians and Cyprians and Kilikians and Pamphylians, in whom there is no profit.”
with Xerxes (Xerxes commended Artemisia's opinion.) “When however the opinions were reported to Xerxes, he was greatly pleased with the opinion of Artemisia; and whereas even before this he thought her excellent, he commended her now yet more.”

with Damasithymos (They had previously had some strife.) “even though it be true that she had had some strife with him before, while they were still about the Hellespont”
enemies with Damasithymos “even though it be true that she had had some strife with him before, while they were still about the Hellespont”

with Ameinias (Ameinias pursued Artemisia and sought to capture her.) “Now if he had known that Artemisia was sailing in this ship, he would not have ceased until either he had taken her or had been taken himself; for orders had been given to the Athenian captains, and moreover a prize was offered of ten thousand drachmas for the man who should take her alive; since they thought it intolerable that a woman should make an expedition against Athens.”

with Xerxes (interaction) “it seemed good to him to send for Artemisia also to give him counsel, because at the former time she alone had showed herself to have perception of that which ought to be done.”
with Xerxes (Artemisia counsels Xerxes.) “He thus consulted her, and she spoke these words: ”

with Xerxes (Xerxes entrusted his sons to Artemisia to carry them back to Ephesos.) “When Xerxes had entrusted his sons to Artemisia to carry them back to Ephesos, he called Mardonios and bade him choose of the army whom he would, and make his deeds, if possible, correspond to his words.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.