Barsine, daughter of Artabazus

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Barsine, daughter of the Persian noble Artabazus, was a high-born woman of the Achaemenid court who became a mistress of Alexander the Great and bore him a son, Heracles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid noble ⓘ
mistress of Alexander the Great ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
allegedSonWithAlexander Heracles of Macedon ⓘ
associatedWith Achaemenid court ⓘ
Macedonian court of Alexander the Great ⓘ
child Heracles of Macedon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
culture Achaemenid Persian ⓘ
era Achaemenid period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Persian ⓘ
father Artabazus of Phrygia ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicalSource Arrian ⓘ
linked to: Arrian of Nicomedia

Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Persian ⓘ
maritalStatus widow of Memnon of Rhodes ⓘ
notableFor being a Persian consort of Alexander the Great ⓘ
being the mother of Heracles, son of Alexander the Great ⓘ
partner Alexander the Great ⓘ
region Phrygia ⓘ
relative Artabazus family ⓘ
Pharnabazus III ⓘ
linked to: Pharnabazus II
religion ancient Iranian religion (uncertain) ⓘ
residence Achaemenid court ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
Susa ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
spouse Memnon of Rhodes ⓘ
status high-born ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BC ⓘ

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Stateira II → distinguishedFrom → Barsine, daughter of Artabazus ⓘ