Aspathines
Family: Persian · Role: leader among the Persians · First appears: Book 3 · §65–70
Life events
- Otanes and five trusted Persians formed a group after accepting his proposal.(Book 3 · §65–70)
- With: Otanes Gobryas Intaphrenes Megabyzos Hydarnes
- “Then Otanes took to him Aspathines and Gobryas, who were leading men among the Persians and also his own most trusted friends, and related to them the whole matter: and they, as it then appeared, had suspicions also themselves that it was so; and when Otanes reported this to them, they readily accepted his proposals.”
- Dareios joined the six Persians in their plan.(Book 3 · §65–70 · 📍 Susa)
Book 3 · §65–70
- friends with Otanes “Then Otanes took to him Aspathines and Gobryas, who were leading men among the Persians and also his own most trusted friends”
- with Hydarnes (interaction) “Aspathines brought in Hydarnes”
- with Dareios (interaction) “Accordingly when he came, the six men of the Persians resolved to associate Dareios also with themselves.”
Book 7 · §86–99
- child: Prexaspes “Of the naval force the following were commanders,--Ariabignes the son of Dareios, Prexaspes the son of Aspathines, Megabazos the son of Megabates, and Achaimenes the son of Dareios;”
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