Ἀχαιμένης

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Ἀχαιμένης is the Greek name for Achaemenes, the legendary founder and eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty of ancient Persia.

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Ἀχαιμένης canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eponymous ancestor
founder of dynasty
legendary figure
mythical ancestor
associatedDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
associatedEmpire Achaemenid Empire
associatedEthnicity Persian
associatedPeople Persians
associatedRegion Persia
Ancient Iran
surface form: ancient Iran
culture Iranian
Persian
dynasticFunction legitimizing ancestor for Achaemenid kings
dynasticTitle ancestor of the kings of Persia
eponymOf Achaemenid dynasty
gender male
hasDescendant Artaxerxes I of Persia
surface form: Artaxerxes I

Cambyses I
Cyrus I
surface form: Cyrus I of Anshan

Cyrus the Great
surface form: Cyrus II the Great

Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Teispes
Xerxes I
historicity disputed
historicStatus possibly mythical
knownFrom later Greek historical tradition
royal inscriptions of Achaemenid kings
legacy gave his name to the Achaemenid dynasty
mentionedInLanguage Greek
Old Persian
nameEtymology connected to Old Persian Haxāmaniš
nameInGreek Ἀχαιμένης
nameInLatinAlphabet Achaemenes
notableFor being the putative founder of the Achaemenid line
positionInGenealogy first ancestor in Achaemenid royal genealogy
religiousContext likely associated with early Iranian religious traditions
role progenitor of the Achaemenid royal house
timePeriod legendary prehistory of the Achaemenid Empire

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Achaemenes nameInGreek Ἀχαιμένης