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Parmys ( Old Persian (H)uparviyā, Elamite Uparmiya) was a Persian princess, the only daughter of Bardiya (Smerdis), [1] son of Cyrus the Great. [2] She was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great, and Cassandane.
When Darius the Great ( Darius I) seized the Achaemenid throne, he married two daughters ( Atossa and Artystone) of Cyrus the Great and later with (Parmys). Parmys bore him a son called Ariomardus.
References
- ^ Brosius, Maria (2006-04-18). The Persians. Routledge. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-134-35984-4.
- ^ Herodotus, Histories, book 3, chapter 88, section 3.
Sources
- Herodotus, III, 88; VII, 78
- Persepolis Fortification Tablets (where she is called Uparmiya)
- Brosius, M: Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998.
- Lendering, J: " Parmys", in http://www.livius.org
- Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
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| This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (June 2011) |
Parmys ( Old Persian (H)uparviyā, Elamite Uparmiya) was a Persian princess, the only daughter of Bardiya (Smerdis), [1] son of Cyrus the Great. [2] She was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great, and Cassandane.
When Darius the Great ( Darius I) seized the Achaemenid throne, he married two daughters ( Atossa and Artystone) of Cyrus the Great and later with (Parmys). Parmys bore him a son called Ariomardus.
References
- ^ Brosius, Maria (2006-04-18). The Persians. Routledge. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-134-35984-4.
- ^ Herodotus, Histories, book 3, chapter 88, section 3.
Sources
- Herodotus, III, 88; VII, 78
- Persepolis Fortification Tablets (where she is called Uparmiya)
- Brosius, M: Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998.
- Lendering, J: " Parmys", in http://www.livius.org
- Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
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