Amestris
Sign in to saveAmestris (, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, "strong woman") was an Achaemenid queen, wife of king Xerxes I and mother of king Artaxerxes I.She was one of the influential women of the Achaemenid era, extremely powerful and vindictive.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Amestris
- Royalty.succession
- Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire
- Royalty.spouse
- Xerxes I
- Royalty.issue
- DariusHystaspesArtaxerxes IRhodoguneAmytis
- Royalty.royal house
- Achaemenid
- Royalty.father
- Otanes
- Royalty.death_date
- 424 BC
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Amestris (, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, "strong woman") was an Achaemenid queen, wife of king Xerxes I and mother of king Artaxerxes I.She was one of the influential women of the Achaemenid era, extremely powerful and vindictive.
She was poorly regarded by ancient Greek historians.
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