Artaÿntes

Family: Persian · Role: commander of the Pactyans · First appears: Book 7 · §57–69

Life events

Mardontes, Artaÿntes, and Ithamitres took command of the remaining Persian fleet.(Book 8 · §130–136 · 📍 Samos)
- With: Mardontes Bagaios Artachaies Ithamitres
- “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies, and with them also Ithamitres was in joint command”
The Persians were defeated at Mycale; Artaÿntes and Ithamitres escaped, while Mardontes and Tigranes were slain.(Book 9 · §96–102 · 📍 Mycale)
- With: Ithamitres Mardontes Tigranes
- “Of the commanders of the Persians two made their escape and two were slain; Artaÿntes and Ithamitres commanders of the fleet escaped, while Mardontes and the commander of the land-army, Tigranes, were slain.”

parent: Ithamitres “these acknowledged as their commander Artaÿntes the son of Ithamitres.”

with Artachaies (Artachaies is Artaÿntes's father.) “Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
with Ithamitres (Ithamitres is Artaÿntes's nephew.) “Ithamitres was in joint command, who was brother's son to Artaÿntes”
with Mardontes (They shared command of the fleet.) “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
parent: Artachaies “Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
younger kin: Ithamitres “Ithamitres was in joint command, who was brother's son to Artaÿntes”
with Ithamitres (Artaÿntes selected Ithamitres to join the command.) “had been added by the choice of Artaÿntes himself”

with Ithamitres (Both are identified as commanders of the fleet.) “Artaÿntes and Ithamitres commanders of the fleet escaped”

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