Achaemenes

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Achaemenes is the legendary founder and eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty that ruled the first Persian Empire.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Achaemenes (son of Darius I) 2

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf eponymous ancestor
founder of dynasty
legendary figure
ancestorOf Cambyses I
Cyrus I NERFINISHED
Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED
Darius I NERFINISHED
Teispes
Xerxes I NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Anshan
Persis
associatedWithEmpire Achaemenid Empire
associatedWithPeople Persians
category Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED
Founders of ruling dynasties
Persian legendary figures
dynastyFounded Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED
eponymOf Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicity Persian
familyRole patriarch of the Achaemenids
functionInRoyalIdeology legitimizing ancestor
historicity possibly mythical
knownFrom classical traditions
royal genealogies
languageOfName Old Persian
linkedTo first Persian Empire NERFINISHED
meaningOfName possibly “having a friend’s mind” or “characterized by a friend”
mentionedBy Darius I NERFINISHED
mentionedInSource Behistun Inscription
nameInGreek Ἀχαιμένης
nameInOldPersian Haxāmaniš
roleInTradition founder of the Achaemenid house
timePeriod early 1st millennium BC (traditional)

Referenced by (4)

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Atossa child Achaemenes
this entity surface form: Achaemenes (son of Darius I)
Darius I of Persia child Achaemenes
this entity surface form: Achaemenes (son of Darius I)
Achaemenid Empire namedAfter Achaemenes
Cambyses I relative Achaemenes