Persian — Minor Figures
7 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Hydarnes
military commander · first appears Book 3 · Chapter 4
- Book 3 · Chapter 4 · enemies with Leonidas “the army of Hydarnes so as to fall on the Greek flank, and, when Leonidas was conquered in this way, the barbarians passed into Greece over his dead body.”
Tissaphernes
satrap of Ionia · first appears Book 3 · Chapter 9
- Book 3 · Chapter 9 · enemies with Agesilaus “And fighting a battle with Tissaphernes, the satrap of Ionia, in the plain near the river Hermus, Agesilaus defeated the Persian cavalry and infantry”
- Book 3 · Chapter 9 · with Artaxerxes “he condemned Tissaphernes to death, although he had in former times done him signal service”
Artaxerxes (father of Darius)
king · first appears Book 6 · Chapter 5
- Book 6 · Chapter 5 · child: Darius “And Darius, the illegitimate son of Artaxerxes, (who with the help of the Persian commonalty had deposed Sogdius, Artaxerxes’ legitimate son, and usurped his kingdom), when he became king sent messengers, for he had heard of the exploits of Polydamas, and by promising rewards attracted him to his court at Susa.”
- Book 6 · Chapter 5 · child: Sogdius “And Darius, the illegitimate son of Artaxerxes, (who with the help of the Persian commonalty had deposed Sogdius, Artaxerxes’ legitimate son, and usurped his kingdom), when he became king sent messengers, for he had heard of the exploits of Polydamas, and by promising rewards attracted him to his court at Susa.”
Hystaspes
first appears Book 3 · Chapter 4
- Book 3 · Chapter 4 · child: Darius “King Darius the son of Hystaspes with earth and water.”
Artontes
son of Mardonius · first appears Book 9 · Chapter 2
- Book 9 · Chapter 2 · parent: Mardonius “Artontes the son of Mardonius gave many gifts to the Ephesian Dionysophanes, and also to several Ionians, for not having neglected his father’s burial.”
- Book 9 · Chapter 2 · with Dionysophanes “Artontes the son of Mardonius gave many gifts to the Ephesian Dionysophanes, and also to several Ionians, for not having neglected his father’s burial.”
Boges
Persian commander · first appears Book 8 · Chapter 8
- Book 8 · Chapter 8 · enemies with Cimon “when he was besieging Boges the Mede and the Persians at Eion on the Strymon”
Tithraustes
satrap · first appears Book 3 · Chapter 9
- Book 3 · Chapter 9 · with Artaxerxes “and gave his satrapy to Tithraustes, a longheaded fellow and very able man”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.