Intaphrenes
Family: Persian · Role: trusted associate of Otanes · 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 Aspathines Gobryas 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)
- Intaphrenes cut off the gatekeeper’s and messenger’s ears and noses after they barred his way to the king.(Book 3 · §111–119)
- “Intaphrenes believing that they were not speaking the truth, drew his sword and cut off their ears and their noses”
- Dareios suspected Intaphrenes of plotting insurrection and had him, his sons, and his kinsmen bound.(Book 3 · §111–119)
- With: Dareios
- “he took both Intaphrenes himself and his sons and all his kinsmen, being much disposed to believe that he was plotting insurrection against him with the help of his relations; and having seized them he put them in bonds as for execution.”
- Dareios spared the chosen brother and Intaphrenes’s eldest son, but slew all the others.(Book 3 · §111–119)
- With: Dareios
- “he let go not only him for whose life she asked, but also the eldest of her sons because he was pleased with her: but all the others he slew.”
Book 3 · §65–70
- with Otanes (interaction) “so Otanes brought in Intaphrenes”
- with Dareios (interaction) “Accordingly when he came, the six men of the Persians resolved to associate Dareios also with themselves.”
Book 3 · §111–119
- with Dareios (Dareios had Intaphrenes put to death.) “To Dareios then it seemed that the woman had spoken well, and he let go not only him for whose life she asked, but also the eldest of her sons because he was pleased with her: but all the others he slew.”
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