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Amestris
Achaemenid Empire Queen consort / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Amastris (disambiguation).
Amestris (Greek: Άμηστρις, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, "strong woman")[2] was an Achaemenid queen, wife of king Xerxes I and mother of king Artaxerxes I.[3][4]
Quick Facts Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire, Died ...
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Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire | |
Died | c. 440 BC |
Spouse | Xerxes I |
Issue | Darius Hystaspes Artaxerxes I Rhodogune Amytis |
House | Achaemenid |
Father | Otanes |
Religion | Zoroastrianism[1] |
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She was poorly regarded by ancient Greek historians.[5][6][7]