Artachaies
Family: Persian · Role: overseer of the digging at Athos · First appears: Book 7 · §20–28
Life events
- Xerxes ordered a channel dug through Athos, with Bubares and Artachaies overseeing the work.(Book 7 · §20–28 · 📍 Athos)
- Artachaies died of sickness, and Xerxes buried him with great honour.(Book 7 · §107–118 · 📍 Acanthos)
- With: Xerxes
- “And while Xerxes was in Acanthos, it happened that he who had been set over the making of the channel, Artachaies by name, died of sickness, a man who was highly esteemed by Xerxes and belonged to the Achaimenid family; also he was in stature the tallest of all the Persians, falling short by only four fingers of being five royal cubits in height, and he had a voice the loudest of all men; so that Xerxes was greatly grieved at the loss of him, and carried him forth and buried him with great honour, and the whole army joined in throwing up a mound for him.”
- The Acanthians began sacrificing to Artachaies as a hero, following an oracle.(Book 7 · §107–118 · 📍 Acanthos)
- “To this Artachaies the Acanthians by the bidding of an oracle do sacrifice as a hero, calling upon his name in worship.”
- Mardontes, Artaÿntes, and Ithamitres took command of the remaining Persian fleet.(Book 8 · §130–136 · 📍 Samos)
- With: Mardontes Bagaios Artaÿntes Ithamitres
- “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies, and with them also Ithamitres was in joint command”
Book 7 · §20–28
- parent: Artaios “Bubares the son of Megabazos and Artachaies the son of Artaios, Persians both, were set over the work.”
Book 7 · §57–69
- child: Otaspes “and the commander of them was Otaspes the son of Artachaies.”
Book 7 · §107–118
- with Xerxes (interaction) “a man who was highly esteemed by Xerxes”
Book 8 · §130–136
- with Artaÿntes (Artachaies is Artaÿntes's father.) “Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
- child: Artaÿntes “Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
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