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Rhoxane
(278 words)

(Ῥωξάνη/Rhōxánē).

[German version]

[1] Wife of Cambyses [2] II

Wife of Cambyses [2] II (Ctesias FGrH 688 F 13).

[German version]

[2] Daughter of Hydarnes

Daughter of Hydarnes, half-sister of Terituchmes, fell victim with her whole family to the vengeance of Parysatis [1] (Ctesias FGrH 688 F 15) because Terituchmes had turned away from his wife Amestris and devoted himself to R.

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[3] Daughter of Da…

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Wiesehöfer, Josef (Kiel), “Rhoxane”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1023040>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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