Hystaspes or Guštāsp, was a Persian satrap of Bactria and Persis. He was the father of Darius I, king of the Achaemenid Empire, and Artabanus, who was a trusted advisor to both his brother Darius as w
A "Niebuhr inscription" reading "Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian, who built this Palace".
Position of Hystaspes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription.
According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Hystaspes penetrated deep into India, where he learned from the Brahmins. Historically, this corresponds to the time of the Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley.
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Artabanus (son of Hystaspes)
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Artabanus was a son of Hystaspes, and therefore brother of Darius I as well as uncle of Xerxes I.
Hystaspes (father of Darius I)
…Persian: گشتاسپ Guštāsp) (fl. 550 BC), was a Persian satrap of Bactria and Persis. He was the father of Darius I, king of the Achaemenid Empire, and Artabanus, who was a trusted advisor to both his brother Darius as well as Darius' son and successor, Xerxes I. The son of Arsames, Hystaspes was a member of the…
Artabanus was a son of Hystaspes, and brother of Darius I (Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription).
Artabanus and the Ghost. According to Herodotus, Artabanus saw a ghost enjoining him to allow the invasion of Greece.