Persian — Minor Figures

32 figures from Greek Tragedy who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Agdabatas

companion · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “Where are our other friends? Where thy companions true, Such as Pharandakes, Susas, Pelagon, Psammis, Dotamas, Agdabatas, Susiskanes,”

Alpistos

scout and heir · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “And he, thy faithful Eye, Who told the Persian host, Myriads on myriads o'er, Alpistos, son and heir Of Batanôchos old”
• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · parent: Batanôchos “Alpistos, son and heir Of Batanôchos old”

Anchares

warrior · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “Yea, another too we long for, Xanthes, captain of ten thousand Mardian warriors, and Anchares Arian born, and great Arsakes And Diæxis, lords of horsemen, Kigdagatas and Lythimnas, Tolmos, longing for the battle:”

Ariomardos

warrior · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “Ah, where Pharnuchos then, And Ariomardos brave? And where Sevalkes king, Lilæos proud of race, Memphis and Tharybis, Masistras, and Artembares, Hystæchmas? This I ask.”

Armistres

military leader · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 1

• 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,”

Arsakes

cavalry leader · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “Yea, another too we long for, Xanthes, captain of ten thousand Mardian warriors, and Anchares Arian born, and great Arsakes And Diæxis, lords of horsemen, Kigdagatas and Lythimnas, Tolmos, longing for the battle:”

Artaphernes

military leader · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 1

• 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 “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”

Artembares

warrior · first appears Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6

• Aeschylus, The Persians — Scene 6 · friends with Xerxes “Ah, where Pharnuchos then, And Ariomardos brave? And where Sevalkes king, Lilæos proud of race, Memphis and Tharybis, Masistras, and Artembares, Hystæchmas? This I ask.”