Achaemenes

Ăchaemĕnēs, is, m., = Ἀχαιμένης,

• the ancestor of the old Persian kings, grandfather of Cyrus: dives Achaemenes, poet. for great or Asiatic wealth in gen., Hor. C. 2, 12, 21.

Achaemenēs, is, m. (Ἀχαιμένης), Ahnherr der altpersischen Könige, Großvater des Cyrus u. Begründer des Geschlechtes der Achämeniden, dives Ach., poet. für großen asiatischen Reichtum übh., Hor. carm. 2, 12, 21. – Dav. 1) Achaemenidae, ārum, m. (Ἀχαιμενίδαι), die Achämeniden (s. vorher), Plin. 6, 98. – 2) Achaemenius, a, um, persisch od. parthisch, Hor. u. Ov. – poet. = östlich, lux, Avien. descr. orb. 474: ortus, Avien. or. mar. 655. – 3) Achaemenis, idis, Akk. ida, f., ein bernsteinfarbiges Zauberkraut, Plin. 24, 161, das. auch hippophobas gen., weil vorzügl. die Stuten es scheuen, nach Ps. Apul. herb. 58 = polion (w.s.).

Ăchæmĕnēs, (15) is, m. , premier roi de Perse, aïeul de Cyrus : Hor. O. 2, 12, 21 ; Tac. Ann. 12, 18.

Achae'menes

(Ἀχαιμένης).

1. The ancestor of the Persian kings, who founded the family of the Achaemenidae (Ἀχαιμενίδαι), which was the noblest family of the Pasargadae, the noblest of the Persian tribes. Achaemenes is said to have been brought up by an eagle. According to a genealogy given by Xerxes, the following was the order of the descent: Achaemenes, Teispes, Cambyses, Cyrus, Teispes, Ariaramnes, Arsames, Hystaspes, Darius, Xerxes. (Hdt. 1.125, 7.11; Aelian, Ael. NA 12.21.) The original seat of this family was Achaemenia in Persis. (Steph. s.v. Ἀχαιμενία.) The Roman poets use the adjective Achaemenius in the sense of Persian. (Hor. Carm. 3.1.44, 13.8; Ov. Ar. Am. 1.226, Met. 4.212.)

Achae'menes

2. The son of Darius I. was appointed by his brother Xerxes governor of Egypt, B. C. 484. He commanded the Egyptian fleet in the expedition of Xerxes against Greece, and strongly opposed the prudent advice of Demaratus. When Egypt revolted under Inarus the Libyan in B. C. 460, Achaemenes was sent to subdue it, but was defeated and killed in battle by Inarus. (Hdt. 3.12, 7.7, 97, 236; Diod. 11.74.)

Achaemenēs īs, m

• , Αχαιμένης, an ancestor of the kings of Persia: dives, H.

Achaemĕnes

(1) The ancestor of the Persian kings, who founded the family of the Achaemenidae, which was the noblest family of the Pasargadae, the noblest of the Persian tribes. The Roman poets use the adjective Achaemenius in the sense of Persian.

(2) Son of Darius I., was governor of Egypt, and commanded the Egyptian fleet in the expedition of Xerxes against Greece, B.C. 480. He was defeated and killed in battle by Inarus the Libyan, 460 (Herod.vii. 97, 236).

Achaemenes Achaemenes, Farthest ancestor of Cyrus

• Hdt. 3.75, Hdt. 7.11

Achaemenes(2), son of Darius

• governor of Egypt under Xerxes: Hdt. 7.7
• one of Xerxes' admirals: Hdt. 7.97
• his advice to Xerxes to keep the fleet together: Hdt. 7.236
• his death: Hdt. 3.12