Amestris
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Amestris was a powerful and influential Achaemenid queen consort of Xerxes I and mother of Artaxerxes I, known from ancient Greek sources for her political clout and reputed cruelty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amestris canonical | 5 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid queen consort
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persian Wars era
ⓘ
reign of Artaxerxes I ⓘ reign of Xerxes I ⓘ |
| category |
Achaemenid royal women
ⓘ
Queens consort of Xerxes I ⓘ |
| country | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Persian ⓘ |
| dynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| fatherInSomeTraditions | Otanes ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicityAssessment | partly historical, partly shaped by Greek bias ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Herodotus
ⓘ
ancient Greek sources ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Persian court
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid court
|
| motherOf |
Artaxerxes I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Artaxerxes I
|
| notableFor |
political influence at the Achaemenid court
ⓘ
reputation for cruelty in Greek historiography ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cruel in Greek narratives
ⓘ
powerful royal woman in Achaemenid court ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Queen consort of Persia
ⓘ
Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| region | Persia ⓘ |
| relative |
Atossa
ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
|
| religion | likely Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily external (non-Persian) literary sources ⓘ |
| spouse | Xerxes I ⓘ |
| successorAsQueenConsort | possibly Damaspia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.