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Sisygambis (died 323 BCE) was the mother of Darius III of Persia, whose reign was ended during the wars of Alexander the Great. After she was captured by Alexander at the Battle of Issus , she became devoted to him, and Alexander referred to her as "mother".
Oct 5, 2023 · Sisygambis （ *Sisu/gambis), mother of Dareius Codomannus, king of Persia, appears to have been a daughter of Ostanes, a younger brother of Artaxerxes Mnemon, though some writers consider her as a daughter of Artaxerxes himself. (See Wesseling ad Diod. 17.5.) She was married to her brother (or cousin) Arsames, and bore seven children, of whom ...
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Dec 27, 2016 · Sisygambis (Sisigambis) was the mother of Darius III of Persia, and Stateira I was his wife. Stateira II was one of Stateira I and Darius III’s daughters. Thus, the three women were all members of the famous Achaemenid dynasty – which provided them with special characteristics in Alexander’s eyes.
- Natalia Klimczak
SISIGAMBIS, the mother of Darius III and of Stateira (2), perhaps also of Oxyathres (for variants of his name, see ROXANE ), who is described as a brother of Darius III. The name.
Dec 27, 2016 · Sisygambis. 27 December, 2016 - 14:40 Natalia Klimczak. Royal Bonds: How the Mother, Wife, and Daughter of Darius III Became Family of Alexander the Great.
Sisygambis and her family feared that Darius had been killed, so Alexander sent Laomedon, who spoke Persian, to reassure them. (In fact, most sources say it was Leonnatus, but Heckel, 1992, argues persuasively that it was really Laomedon). The story is then told that Alexander went to visit Sisygambis, accompanied by Hephaestion.
“ Sisygambis ”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray; Sisygambis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
