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ID: 901000833 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000833 | Record Type: Character/Person |
Artalia (Persian character) | ||
Note: Concubine of Artaxerxes, King of Persia. Artaxerxes' favorite son Darius fell in love with her, but the king objected to his son's attachment and gave Artalia to the temple of Apollo, where she became a priestess and took a vow of chastity. In revenge, Darius plotted against the king with fifty of his brothers.The story is found in Boccaccio's book of moral tales, as others it presents a woman as the cause of men's misfortune. | |
Artalia (Persian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N) | |
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P) | ||
....<Greek iconography> (P) | ||
........<Greek characters> (G) | ||
............Artalia (Persian character) (P) | ||
role/characteristic is .... literary character | |
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) | |
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