Herodotus' Histories

Hymaies

First appears: Book 5 · §112–125

Life events

  • Daurises, Hymaies, and Otanes defeated the Ionians and proceeded to sack cities.(Book 5 · §112–125)
    • With: Daurises Dareios Otanes
    • “after they had pursued those Ionians who had made the expedition to Sardis and defeating them in battle had driven them by force to their ships,--after this distributed the cities amongst themselves and proceeded to sack them.”
  • Hymaies conquered Kios.(Book 5 · §112–125 · 📍 Kios in Mysia)
    • “and took Kios in Mysia;”
  • Hymaies died of sickness.(Book 5 · §112–125 · 📍 the land of Troas)
    • “While conquering these tribes Hymaies himself ended his life by sickness in the land of Troas.”

Book 5 · §112–125

  • with Dareios (Hymaies was married to one of Dareios's unnamed daughters.) “Hymaies and Otanes, who were also Persian commanders and were married also to daughters of Dareios”

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