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Artaynte was the wife of the Crown Prince Darius, and also the wife of Xerxes I, brother of Darius, who was also married to Amestris, Xerxes son, and married to Atossa, the Achaemenid queen and daughter of Cyrus the Great and former wife of Xerxes father, Darius I, she was also courted to bring down power from Xerxes father and transfer control of the empire to his son, Xerxes. ==References== Artaynte (The Histories IX 108-110) Daughter of an unnamed woman and Masistes a marshall of the armies during the invasion of Greece in 480-479 BC. and a brother of king Xerxes I. During the Greek campaign Xerxes developed a passionate desire for the wife of Masistes, but she would constantly resist and would not bend to his will. Upon his return to Sardis, the king endeavoured to bring about the marriage of his son Dareios to Artaynte, the daughter of this woman the wife of Masistes, supposing that by doing so he could obtain her more easily. After moving to Susa he brought Artaynte to the royal house with him for his son Dareios, but fell in love with her his self, and after obtaining her they became lovers. When queen Amestris learnt about the whole matter, she felt no anger against Artaynte, but looked upon the wife of Masistes as the cause of the mischief, and with the kings approval she took this woman and exercised the most cruel vengeance on her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artaynte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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