| Artyphius | |||
| Native Lang1: | Old Persian | ||
| Native Lang1 Name1: | Ardufya | ||
| Father: | Artabanus | ||
| Dynasty: | Achaemenid | ||
| Module: |
| ||
Artyphius (Old Persian: Ardufya) was a general of the Achaemenid Army during the Second Persian invasion of Greece (480-479 BCE). He was the son of Artabanus, grandson of Hystaspes, and therefore nephew of Darius the Great and first degree cousin of Xerxes I.[1]
According to Herodotus, Artyphius was in command of the contingents of the Gandharian and Dadicae in the invading Achaemenid army of Xerxes I:[2]
Artyphius had a brother, named Tritantaechmes, who also a general in the army of Xerxes I.[3]
