Ochus

Family: Persian · Role: son of Artaxerxes · First appears: Artaxerxes

Life events

Ochus arranged Arsames's murder, and grief over it caused the aged Artaxerxes to die.(Artaxerxes)
- With: Arpates Arsames Artaxerxes
- “Whereupon Ochus had no longer patience to defer the execution of his purpose, but having procured Arpates, Teribazus's son, for the undertaking, he killed Arsames by his hand. Artaxerxes at that time had but a little hold on life, by reason of his extreme age, and so, when he heard of the fate of Arsames, he could not sustain it at all, but sinking at once under the weight of his grief and distress, expired, after a life of ninety-four years, and a reign of sixty-two.”

parent: Artaxerxes “The younger brother, Ochus, who was hot and violent”
siblings with Darius (son) “The younger brother, Ochus, who was hot and violent”
rivals with Arsames “and of Arsames, one of his natural sons”
courtship with Atossa “For he flattered her with the thoughts of being his wife and partner in the kingdom after the death of Artaxerxes.”
enemies with Ariaspes “So he laid snares for them both, and being no less treacherous than bloody, he made use of the cruelty of his nature against Arsames, and of his craft and wiliness against Ariaspes.”
enemies with Arsames “he made use of the cruelty of his nature against Arsames”

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.