Phaedymia

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Phaedymia (or Phaedyme, Phædima; Greek: Φαιδύμη) was the daughter of Otanes, a Persian noble mentioned in the Histories of Herodotus.[1] She was married in turn to Cambyses II, Gaumata (False Smerdis) and Darius I.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benardete, Seth (1969), Benardete, Seth (ed.), "Persia", Herodotean Inquiries, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 69–98, doi:10.1007/978-94-010-3161-5_4, ISBN 978-94-010-3161-5, retrieved 2024-02-23
  2. ^ Kershaw, Stephen P. (2022-04-07). Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4721-4564-2.