Artystone `(Greek 'Aρгνσгωη Artystōnē; Elamite Ir-taš-du-na, Ir-da-iš-du-na; from Persian *Artastūnā, "pillar of Arta, the deified true"^[1]) was a Persian princess, daughter of king Cyrus the Great, and sister or half-sister of Atossa. Along with Atossa and her niece Parmys, Artystone got married with king Darius I; by marrying the female offspring of Cyrus, the founder of the empire, the new king prevented his rule being contested^[2]. Elamite is an extinct language, which was spoken in the ancient Elamite Empire. ... Look up Persian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arta may refer to: Djibouti Arta District Arta, Djibouti Greece Arta Prefecture Arta, Greece Italy Piano dArta Ancient People Arta Kamuia or Arta Kamuio This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Look up Persian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cyrus the Great (Old Persian: KÅ«ruÅ¡[1], modern Persian: کوروش بزرگ, Kurosh-e Bozorg) (ca. ... Atossa or Hutaosa (550 BC-475 BC) was a Queen consort of Persia. ... Parmys (Elamite Uparmiya) was a Persian princess, the only daughter of Smerdis, son of Cyrus the Great. ... Seal of Darius I, showing the king hunting on his chariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. ...

She bore Darius at least two sons, Arsames and Gobryas, and a daughter, Artazostre. According to the Greek historian Herodotus Artystone was the favorite wife of Darius. She is also mentioned in the Persepolis Fortification Tablets, an administrative archive from Persepolis. Artazostre (or Artozostre) (Old Persian *Arta-zausri) was a Persian princess, daughter of king Darius I (521 BC-485 BC) by Artystone, daughter of Cyrus the Great. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Persepolis aerial view. ...

Primary sources

• Herodotus, 3.88.2 bis; 7.69.2; 7.72.2.
• The Persepolis Fortification Archive

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Notes

1. ^ Smith 1849, p 368; Schmitt 1987, p. 665.
2. ^ Brosius 1998, pp. 60, 62.

References

• Brosius, M. (1998): Woman in Ancient Persia.
• "Artystone", in W. Smith (ed.), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology.
• Lendering, J (2007 [1999]): "Artystone", in http://www.livius.org/
• Schmitt, R (1987): "Artystone", in E. Yarshater (ed.), Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. II [1].