Artaphernes

Also known as: Artaphrenes · Family: Persian · Role: military leader · First appears: Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 1

Life events

• Artaphrenes, allied with his friends, overthrew Mardos.(Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 5)
  • With: Mardos
  • “And him with guile Artaphrenes the brave smote down, close leagued With men, his friends”

Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 1

• employer: Xerxes “Then Armistres, Artaphernes, / Megabazes, and Astaspes, / Mighty leaders of the Persians, / Kings, and of the great King servants,”

Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 5

• enemies with Mardos (Artaphrenes kills Mardos.) “And Mardos fifth held sway, his country's shame, Shame to the ancient throne; and him with guile Artaphrenes the brave smote down, close leagued”

Also listed in Persian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Tragedy. Made with Rho MD.