Achaemenes
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Achaemenes is the legendary founder and eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty that ruled the first Persian Empire.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Achaemenes (son of Darius I)