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Darius (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 485 – 465 BCE), was crown prince of the Persian Empire. He was the eldest son of the Persian king Xerxes I and his wife Amestris. His younger brothers were Hystaspes and Artaxerxes, and his younger sisters were Rhodogune and Amytis.

In 478 BC, before the revolt at Bactria, Darius was married to his cousin Artaynte at Sardis. She was also the daughter of his uncle Masistes. At the behest of Xerxes, Artaynte committed adultery with him. When the queen Amestris found out about the horrific event, she did not seek revenge against Artaynte, but against her mother, Masistes' wife, as Amestris thought that it was due to her connivance. On Xerxes' birthday, Amestris sent for his guards and mutilated Artaynte's mother. On seeing this, Masistes fled to Bactria to start a revolt, but was intercepted by Xerxes' army who killed him and his sons.

In 465 BC, Darius may have ascended to the throne as King of Persia after his father was murdered in a conspiracy carried out by Artabanus and Aspamitres the eunuch, who were confidential advisers of Xerxes. Afterwards, they deceived Artaxerxes into believing that it was his older brother, Darius, who murdered his father. Darius was then taken to the palace of Artaxerxes and put to death.

Artabanus may have had personal ambitions for the throne since, subsequently, he conspired with Megabyzus to have Artaxerxes killed. But Megabyzus revealed the plot to Artaxerxes, who put Artabanus and Aspamitres to death for the murders of Xerxes, Darius and his own attempted murder. Artabanus was killed by sword, whilst Aspamitres was left in a tub where he was eaten by insects.

Artainte foi uma nobre aquemênida, filha de Masistes e esposa de Dario, filho de Xerxes I.

Durante a campanha grega, Xerxes desenvolveu um desejo apaixonado pela esposa de Masistes, mas ela resistia constantemente e não se curvava à sua vontade. Após seu retorno a Sardes, o rei se esforçou para realizar o casamento de seu filho Dario com Artainte, filha de Masistes, supondo que fazendo isso ele poderia obtê-la mais facilmente. Depois de se mudar para Susã, ele trouxe Artainte para a casa real com ele para seu filho Dario, mas se apaixonou por ela, e depois de obtê-la, eles se tornaram amantes.

A mando de Xerxes, Artainte cometeu adultério com ele. Em certa ocasião, Xerxes foi obrigado por sua própria promessa imprudente a dar-lhe um manto que recebera de presente de sua esposa Améstris. Quando a rainha Améstris descobriu a traição, ela não buscou vingança contra Artainte, mas contra sua mãe, esposa de Masistes, pois Améstris pensava que era sua conivência. No aniversário de Xerxes, Améstris mandou chamar seus guardas e mutilou a esposa de Masistes, cortando seus seios e os jogou para cães, e seu nariz, orelhas e lábios também, e cortou sua língua também. Ao ver isso, Masistes fugiu para a Báctria para iniciar uma revolta, mas foi interceptado pelo exército de Xerxes que o matou e seus filhos.