The Histories · Character Index
826 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.
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Major figures
- Dareios — 143 relationships · king
- Xerxes — 84 relationships · king
- Cyrus — 82 relationships · son of Cambyses
- Croesus — 54 relationships · ruler and son of Alyattes
- Mardonios — 42 relationships · son of Gobryas
- Cleomenes — 33 relationships · king of Sparta
- Demaratos — 32 relationships · king of the Spartans
- Cambyses (son of Cyrus) — 30 relationships · Cyrus's son
- Histiaios — 29 relationships · despot of Miletos
- Anaxandrides — 26 relationships · Cleomenes's father
- Astyages — 26 relationships · son of Kyaxares
- Leonidas — 26 relationships · king and military leader
- Amasis — 23 relationships · king
- Heracles — 23 relationships · ancestor of the Heracleidai
- Otanes — 23 relationships · son of Pharnaspes; leader among the Persians
- Pausanias — 22 relationships · son of Cleombrotos
- Cambyses — 21 relationships · Cyrus's father
- Hystaspes (father of Dareios) — 20 relationships · son of Arsames
- Leotychides (son of Anaxilaos) — 20 relationships · ancestor in the Spartan king list
- Peisistratos — 20 relationships · despot of the Athenians
- Polycrates — 20 relationships · son of Aiakes
- Dorieos — 19 relationships · founder of a colony
- Gobryas — 19 relationships · leader among the Persians
- Miltiades son of Kimon — 19 relationships · commander and despot of the men of the Chersonese
By house
persian (64)
- Dareios — 143 relationships · king
- Xerxes — 84 relationships · king
- Cyrus — 82 relationships · son of Cambyses
- Mardonios — 42 relationships · son of Gobryas
- Cambyses (son of Cyrus) — 30 relationships · Cyrus's son
- Otanes — 23 relationships · son of Pharnaspes; leader among the Persians
- Cambyses — 21 relationships · Cyrus's father
- Hystaspes (father of Dareios) — 20 relationships · son of Arsames
- Gobryas — 19 relationships · leader among the Persians
- Artabanos — 16 relationships · brother of Dareios
- Smerdis — 16 relationships · brother of Cambyses
- Artaphrenes — 13 relationships · governor of Sardis
- Atossa — 13 relationships · wife of Cambyses and the Magian; sister of Smerdis
- Oroites — 13 relationships · governor of Sardis
- Artabazos — 11 relationships · commander of the Parthians and Chorasmians
- Masistes — 11 relationships · general
- Achaimenes — 10 relationships · son of Dareios
- Artemisia — 9 relationships · ally
- Hydarnes — 9 relationships · trusted associate of Aspathines
- Megabazos — 9 relationships · commander
- Artaÿntes — 8 relationships · commander of the Pactyans
- Zopyros (elder) — 7 relationships · son of Megabyzos
- Artaÿctes — 6 relationships · governor of Sestos
- Artystone — 6 relationships · daughter of Cyrus; mother of Arsames
- Ithamitres — 6 relationships · father of Artaÿntes
- Mardontes — 6 relationships · commander
- Megabyzos — 6 relationships · trusted associate of Gobryas
- Pharnakes — 6 relationships · father of Artabazos
- Ariabignes — 5 relationships · commander; brother of Xerxes
- Artachaies — 5 relationships · overseer of the digging at Athos
- Bagaios — 5 relationships · son of Artontes
- Bubares — 5 relationships · commander of those who were searching for the men who had been killed
- Cassandane — 5 relationships · daughter of Pharnaspes; mother of Cambyses
- Datis — 5 relationships · general
- Mandane — 5 relationships · daughter of Astyages
- Megabyzos (son of Zopyros) — 5 relationships · commander in Egypt
- Tigranes — 5 relationships · son of Artabanos
- Tritantaichmes — 5 relationships · satrap of Babylon
- Amestris — 4 relationships · wife of Xerxes
- Amyntas (son of Gygaia) — 4 relationships · son of Gygaia and Bubares
- Arsames (son of Ariaramnes) — 4 relationships · father of Hystaspes
- Artaÿnte — 4 relationships · daughter of Masistes
- Aspathines — 4 relationships · leader among the Persians
- Hermotimos — 4 relationships · eunuch in the king's service
- Mitrobates — 4 relationships · ruler of Daskyleion
- Oiobazos — 4 relationships · father of three sons
- Prexaspes — 4 relationships · trusted man of Cambyses
- Sisamnes — 4 relationships · Royal Judge
- Smerdomenes — 4 relationships · general
- Ariomardos — 3 relationships · commander of the Caspians
- Artanes — 3 relationships · brother of Dareios
- Artobazanes — 3 relationships · son of Dareios
- Artontes — 3 relationships · father of Bagaios
- Badres — 3 relationships · commander of the fleet
- Gergis — 3 relationships · general
- Intaphrenes — 3 relationships · trusted associate of Otanes
- Mascames — 3 relationships · governor at Doriscos
- Phaidyme — 3 relationships · daughter of Otanes; wife of Cambyses and the Magian
- Pharandates — 3 relationships · commander
- Pharnaspes — 3 relationships · father of Cassandane
- Sandokes — 3 relationships · commander and governor of Kyme
- Tabalos — 3 relationships · governor of Sardis
- Teaspis — 3 relationships · father of Sataspes
- Teïspes — 3 relationships
spartan (37)
- Cleomenes — 33 relationships · king of Sparta
- Demaratos — 32 relationships · king of the Spartans
- Anaxandrides — 26 relationships · Cleomenes's father
- Leonidas — 26 relationships · king and military leader
- Leotychides (son of Anaxilaos) — 20 relationships · ancestor in the Spartan king list
- Dorieos — 19 relationships · founder of a colony
- Leotychides — 16 relationships · king
- Aristodemos — 12 relationships · father of Eurysthenes and Procles
- Eurysthenes — 8 relationships · twin son of Aristodemos; king
- Menares — 8 relationships · father of Leotychides
- Bulis — 6 relationships · son of Nicolaos
- Eurybiades — 6 relationships · commander with supreme power
- Archidemos — 5 relationships · son of Zeuxidemos
- Leon — 5 relationships · fighting-man
- Sperthias (son of Aneristos) — 5 relationships · son of Aneristos
- Agis — 4 relationships · father of Menares
- Amompharetos — 4 relationships · commander of the Pitanate division
- Euryanax — 4 relationships · commander
- Leobotes — 4 relationships · ancestor of Leonidas
- Percalos — 4 relationships · daughter of Chilon
- Tisamenos — 4 relationships · diviner
- Anaxandriddes — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Aneristos (son of Sperthias) — 3 relationships · son of Sperthias
- Archias (elder) — 3 relationships · Lacedemonian
- Chilon — 3 relationships · adviser
- Eunomos — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Eurydame — 3 relationships · wife of Leotychides
- Euryphon — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Gorgo — 3 relationships · daughter of Cleomenes
- Hegesilaos (son of Hippocratides) — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Hippocratides — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Nicander — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Nicolaos (son of Bulis) — 3 relationships · son of Bulis
- Pleistarchos — 3 relationships · boy and heir
- Polydectes — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Prytanis — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
- Theopompos — 3 relationships · ancestor of Leotychides
Unaffiliated (37)
- Athene — 9 relationships · goddess whose oracle is in Egypt
- Theras — 7 relationships
- Aiacos — 5 relationships · ancestor
- Ares — 5 relationships · god whose oracle is in Egypt
- Perses — 5 relationships · son of Perseus and Andromeda
- Alcaios — 4 relationships · father of Belos
- Echemos — 4 relationships
- Erxander — 4 relationships
- Labdacos — 4 relationships · son of Polydoros
- Laïos — 4 relationships · son of Labdacos
- Lydos — 4 relationships · son of Atys
- Megabates — 4 relationships · commander
- Melampus — 4 relationships · teacher of rites concerning Dionysos
- Parmys — 4 relationships · daughter of Smerdis
- Polydoros (son of Cadmos) — 4 relationships · son of Cadmos
- Sataspes — 4 relationships · son of Teaspis
- athenians — 4 relationships
- Amphiaraos — 3 relationships · oracle
- Artembares — 3 relationships · a man of repute among the Medes
- Asopos — 3 relationships · father of Thebe and Egina
- Belos — 3 relationships · father of Ninos
- Europa — 3 relationships · daughter of the king of Tyre
- Hecataios — 3 relationships · historian
- Iadmon — 3 relationships · Rhodopis's enslaver
- Kepheus — 3 relationships · father of Andromeda
- Kyno — 3 relationships · wife of Mitradates
- Myron — 3 relationships
- Neocles — 3 relationships · father of Themistocles
- Nitocris — 3 relationships · queen of Babylon
- Okytos — 3 relationships
- Phrixos — 3 relationships · son of Athamas
- Poseidon — 3 relationships · god
- Priam — 3 relationships · father of Alexander
- Rhodopis — 3 relationships · courtesan
- Sarpedon — 3 relationships · son of Europa
- Telamon — 3 relationships
- Temenos — 3 relationships · ancestor of Gauanes, Aëropos, and Perdiccas
athenian (32)
- Peisistratos — 20 relationships · despot of the Athenians
- Miltiades son of Kimon — 19 relationships · commander and despot of the men of the Chersonese
- Agariste (daughter of Hippocrates) — 18 relationships · daughter of Hippocrates; wife of Xanthippos
- Themistocles — 18 relationships · Athenian
- Hippocrates — 13 relationships · father of Peisistratos
- Xanthippos — 12 relationships · son of Ariphron; husband of Agariste
- Kimon (father of Miltiades) — 10 relationships · father of Stesagoras and Miltiades son of Kimon
- Megacles — 9 relationships · son of Alcmaion; wooer
- Cleisthenes (Athens) — 8 relationships · politician, descendant of Alcmaion
- Hipparchos — 8 relationships · son of Peisistratos and brother of Hippias
- Sophanes — 8 relationships · man of Dekeleia
- Agariste — 7 relationships · daughter of Cleisthenes of Sikyon
- Miltiades son of Kypselos — 7 relationships · despot of the Chersonese
- Solon — 7 relationships · wise man and lawgiver
- Hegesistratos — 6 relationships · despot of Sigeion
- Hippias — 6 relationships · despot and brother of Hipparchos
- Isagoras — 6 relationships · political rival of Cleisthenes
- Lycurgos — 6 relationships · leader of the faction of the plain
- Ajax — 5 relationships · hero and ally
- Cleisthenes — 5 relationships · Athenian political leader
- Aristeides — 4 relationships · ostracised Athenian
- Callias (father of Hipponicos) — 4 relationships · son of Phainippos
- Lampon — 4 relationships · father of Olympidoros
- Leagros — 4 relationships · general
- Alcmaion — 3 relationships · ancestor of Cleisthenes
- Alcmaion (son of Megacles, ch127) — 3 relationships · son of Megacles
- Ariphron — 3 relationships · father of Xanthippos
- Dicaios — 3 relationships · exile
- Hippocleides — 3 relationships · wooer
- Hipponicos — 3 relationships · son of Callias
- Lycos the son of Pandion — 3 relationships · son of Pandion
- Lysimachos — 3 relationships · father of Aristeides
egyptian (19)
- Amasis — 23 relationships · king
- Apollo — 16 relationships · god
- Apries — 12 relationships · king
- Perseus — 11 relationships · son of Danae
- Aryandes — 7 relationships · ruler of the province of Egypt
- Leto — 7 relationships · goddess whose oracle is in Buto
- Proteus — 6 relationships · king of Memphis
- Psammetichos — 5 relationships · king of Egypt
- Cheops — 4 relationships · king
- Osiris — 4 relationships · god
- Psammenitos — 4 relationships · king of Egypt
- Rhampsinitos — 4 relationships · king
- Anysis — 3 relationships · blind king of Egypt
- Apis — 3 relationships · sacred calf
- Artemis — 3 relationships · goddess
- Danaos — 3 relationships · man of Chemmis
- Necos (son of Psammetichos) — 3 relationships · king
- Nitetis — 3 relationships · daughter of Apries
- Sethos — 3 relationships · priest of Hephaistos and king
greek (18)
- Heracles — 23 relationships · ancestor of the Heracleidai
- Pausanias — 22 relationships · son of Cleombrotos
- Cleombrotos — 18 relationships · father of Pausanias
- Zeus — 18 relationships · god
- Helen — 11 relationships · woman carried off by Alexander
- Alexander (son of Priam) — 10 relationships · son of Priam
- Menelaos — 8 relationships · host wronged by Alexander
- Athamas — 6 relationships · father of Helle
- Agamemnon — 5 relationships · father of Orestes
- Pytheas — 5 relationships · fighting-man
- Andromeda — 4 relationships · wife of Perseus
- Jason — 4 relationships · leader of the Argonauts
- Pan — 4 relationships · god
- Aleuas — 3 relationships · father
- Amphitryon — 3 relationships · father of Heracles
- Euphorion — 3 relationships · father of Æschylus
- Eurypylos — 3 relationships · son of Aleuas
- Thrasydeios — 3 relationships · son of Aleuas
scythian (11)
- Ariapeithes — 6 relationships · king
- Anacharsis — 5 relationships · Scythian
- Idanthyrsos — 5 relationships · king of the Scythians
- Skyles — 5 relationships · king
- Octamasades — 4 relationships · brother of Skyles
- Saulios — 4 relationships · king of the Scythians
- Targitaos — 4 relationships · first man in Scythia
- Arpoxaïs — 3 relationships · son of Targitaos
- Colaxaïs — 3 relationships · youngest son of Targitaos
- Lipoxaïs — 3 relationships · eldest son of Targitaos
- Opoia — 3 relationships · wife of Ariapeithes
lydian (10)
- Croesus — 54 relationships · ruler and son of Alyattes
- Alyattes — 12 relationships · father of Croesus
- Gyges — 11 relationships · son of Daskylos and spearman of Candaules
- Atys — 9 relationships · father of Lydos
- Candaules — 8 relationships · ruler of Sardis and son of Myrsos
- Pythios — 7 relationships · son of Atys
- Pactyas — 5 relationships · Lydian entrusted with the gold
- Sadyattes — 4 relationships · king
- Ardys — 3 relationships · king
- Myrsos — 3 relationships · father of Candaules
median (8)
- Astyages — 26 relationships · son of Kyaxares
- Harpagos — 10 relationships · adviser
- Kyaxares — 8 relationships · king
- Deïokes — 5 relationships · ancestor of Kyaxares
- Mitradates — 4 relationships · herdsman
- Smerdis the Magian — 4 relationships · usurper king
- Mazares — 3 relationships · commander
- Phraortes (son of Deïokes) — 3 relationships · Kyaxares's father
corinthian (8)
- Periander — 17 relationships · despot of Corinth
- Kypselos — 10 relationships · son of Aëtion
- Adeimantos — 6 relationships · commander
- Aëtion — 6 relationships · husband of Labda
- Lycophron — 5 relationships · son of Periander and Melissa
- Labda — 4 relationships · daughter of Amphion; wife of Aëtion
- Melissa — 4 relationships · wife of Periander
- Aristeas — 3 relationships · son of Adeimantos
samian (7)
- Polycrates — 20 relationships · son of Aiakes
- Syloson — 8 relationships · brother of Polycrates
- Maiandrios — 7 relationships · secretary of Polycrates
- Aiakes — 6 relationships · father of Polycrates
- Charilaos — 4 relationships · Maiandrios's brother
- Aiakes (son of Syloson) — 3 relationships · former despot of Samos
- Mandrocles — 3 relationships · chief constructor of the bridge
kyrenian (7)
- Battos — 8 relationships · possible father of Ladike
- Arkesilaos son of Battos the Lame — 6 relationships · king of Kyrene
- Pheretime — 6 relationships · mother of Arkesilaos and queen
- Ladike — 5 relationships · wife of Amasis
- Arkesilaos — 3 relationships · possible father of Ladike
- Arkesilaos son of Battos — 3 relationships · king of Kyrene
- Battos the Lame — 3 relationships · son of Arkesilaos and king
theban (7)
- Melanippos — 6 relationships · enemy of Adrastos
- Attaginos — 5 relationships · son of Phyrnon
- Thersander — 5 relationships · father of Tisamenes
- Autesion — 3 relationships · father of Argeia
- Leontiades — 3 relationships · commander
- Polyneikes — 3 relationships · father of Thersander
- Timagenides — 3 relationships · counsellor
macedonian (6)
- Alexander (son of Amyntas) — 16 relationships · son of Amyntas
- Amyntas — 9 relationships · king
- Aëropos — 9 relationships · brother of Perdiccas; ancestor of Alexander
- Gygaia — 6 relationships · Alexander's sister
- Perdiccas — 6 relationships · first obtained the kingdom
- Gauanes — 3 relationships · brother of Perdiccas
sicilian (6)
- Gelon — 8 relationships · despot
- Skythes — 6 relationships · ruler of the Zanclaians
- Terillos — 5 relationships · despot of Himera
- Ainesidemos — 4 relationships · spearman of the guard
- Cleander (son of Pantares) — 4 relationships · despot of Gela
- Theron — 4 relationships · ruler of the Agrigentines
dorian (4)
- Hyllos — 8 relationships · father of Cleodaios
- Aristomachos — 7 relationships · father of Aristodemos
- Cleodaios — 7 relationships · son of Hyllos
- Danae — 5 relationships · mother of Perseus
cyprian (4)
- Onesilos — 7 relationships · ruler of Salamis
- Chersis — 6 relationships · father of Philaon
- Gorgos — 6 relationships · king of Salamis
- Siromos — 3 relationships
argive (4)
- Eurybates — 4 relationships · commander
- Hera — 4 relationships · goddess
- Alkenor — 3 relationships · warrior
- Chromios — 3 relationships · warrior
ionian (3)
- Histiaios — 29 relationships · despot of Miletos
- Codros — 3 relationships · ancestor of rulers
- Laodamas — 3 relationships · despot of Phocaia
phrygian (3)
- Adrastos — 17 relationships · son of Gordias
- Gordias (son of Midas) — 4 relationships · son of Midas
- Midas — 4 relationships · king of Phrygia
sikyonian (3)
- Cleisthenes (Sikyon) — 5 relationships · despot
- Cleisthenes of Sikyon — 4 relationships · despot
- Polybos — 3 relationships · grandfather of Adrastos
milesian (2)
- Aristagoras — 18 relationships · ruler of Miletos
- Thrasybulos — 4 relationships · despot of Miletos
crotonian (2)
mytilenean (2)
- Coës — 9 relationships · commander of the Mytilenians
- Charaxos — 3 relationships · son of Scamandronymos; brother of Sappho
deity (2)
- Dionysos — 8 relationships · ruler of the world below
- Demeter — 5 relationships · ruler of the world below
cretan (2)
massagetai (2)
- Tomyris — 5 relationships · queen
- Spargapises — 3 relationships · son of Tomyris
thracian (2)
mylasa (2)
epidauros (1)
- Procles — 15 relationships · despot; Melissa's father
hellespontian (1)
- Ariston — 14 relationships · despot of Byzantion
rhegion (1)
- Anaxilaos — 8 relationships · despot of Rhegion
phenician (1)
- Cadmos — 7 relationships · source of Melampus's knowledge
malian (1)
- Epialtes — 7 relationships · guide who revealed the mountain path
chersonese (1)
- Stesagoras (son of Kimon) — 7 relationships · despot; son of Kimon; brother of Miltiades son of Kimon
aiolian (1)
- Aristagoras of Kyme — 6 relationships · man of consequence
libyan (1)
- Inaros — 5 relationships · Libyan
babylonian (1)
- Labynetos — 5 relationships · peace mediator and ruler
thera (1)
- Polymnestos — 5 relationships · man of repute
termera (1)
- Tymnes — 5 relationships · steward
kyme (1)
- Heracleides — 4 relationships · father of Aristodicos
parian (1)
- Lysagoras — 4 relationships · son of Tisias
ethiopia (1)
- Sabacos — 4 relationships · king of the Ethiopians
thessalian (1)
- Thorax of Larissa — 4 relationships · leader of Thessaly
carthaginian (1)
- Amilcas — 3 relationships · king of the Carthaginians
elis (1)
- Callias (descendant of Iamos) — 3 relationships · diviner
delphian (1)
- Cobon — 3 relationships · powerful Delphian
calyndian (1)
- Damasithymos — 3 relationships · king of the Calyndians
coan (1)
- Hegetorides — 3 relationships · father of a woman who sought protection
acarnanian (1)
- Megistias — 3 relationships · soothsayer
assyrian (1)
- Ninos — 3 relationships · father of Agron
abdera (1)
- Nymphodoros — 3 relationships · son of Pythes
carystos (1)
- Onetes — 3 relationships · alleged guide
chian (1)
- Panionios — 3 relationships · slave trader
kilikian (1)
- Syennesis — 3 relationships · peace mediator
halicarnassos (1)
- Xeinagoras — 3 relationships
Minor figures
Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.
- Other Figures — Minor Figures (223)
- Spartan — Minor Figures (45)
- Athenian — Minor Figures (36)
- Persian — Minor Figures (27)
- Greek — Minor Figures (22)
- Samian — Minor Figures (17)
- Egyptian — Minor Figures (13)
- Sicilian — Minor Figures (11)
- Eginetan — Minor Figures (9)
- Eretrian — Minor Figures (8)
- Scythian — Minor Figures (7)
- Delphian — Minor Figures (6)
- Hellespontian — Minor Figures (6)
- Theban — Minor Figures (6)
- Lydian — Minor Figures (5)
- Kyrenian — Minor Figures (5)
- Thespian — Minor Figures (4)
- Argive — Minor Figures (4)
- Ionian — Minor Figures (4)
- Sikyonian — Minor Figures (3)
- Parian — Minor Figures (3)
- Thracian — Minor Figures (3)
- Sybaris — Minor Figures (3)
- Mytilenean — Minor Figures (3)
- Elis — Minor Figures (3)
- Dodona — Minor Figures (3)
- Milesian — Minor Figures (3)
- Macedonian — Minor Figures (3)
Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.