In 334 BC, the year of Alexander's invasion of Asia, she and her children were sent by Memnon to the king Darius III as hostages for his fidelity; and in the ensuing year, when Damascus was betrayed to the Macedonians, she fell into the hands of Alexander, by whom it is argued that she became the mother of Heracles. The relationship with Alexander is highly doubtful – of the five main sources, only Plutarch and Justin mention Barsine as Alexander's mistress. Arrian does mention Barsine once – not that she was Alexander's mistress, but that Alexander gave the daughter of Barsine and Mentor in marriage to Nearchus at the Susa weddings. It is probable that the relationship of Barsine and Alexander was made up to justify the parentage of Heracles.
Twelve years after Alexander's death in 323, Nearchus, who was Barsine's son-in-law, unsuccessfully advocated for Heracles' claim to the throne, who was, then, seventeen, which meant he was born about five years after Barsine and Alexander supposedly met in Damascus, in 333 BC. From a comparison of the accounts of Diodorus and Justin, it appears that he was brought up at Pergamum under his mother's care, and that she shared his fate when in 309 BC Polyperchon was induced by Cassander to murder him. Barsine is sometimes confused with Stateira II, wife of Alexander, and who also may have been called "Barsine".[2]
Notes
^Carney, Elizabeth Donnelly (2000). Women and Monarchy in Macedonia. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN9780806132129.
^Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Alexander", 21, "Eumenes", 1; Diodorus, Bibliotheca, xvii. 23, xx. 20, 28; Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, iii. 13, x. 6; Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus, xi. 10, xiii. 2, xv. 2; Pausanias, Description of Greece, ix. 7
barsine, genus, moths, moth, greek, Βαρσίνη, daughter, persian, father, artabazus, satrap, hellespontine, phrygia, greek, rhodian, mother, sister, mercenaries, mentor, rhodes, memnon, rhodes, became, wife, uncle, mentor, after, death, married, second, uncle, m. For the genus of moths see Barsine moth Barsine Greek Barsinh c 363 309 BC was the daughter of a Persian father Artabazus satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia and a Greek Rhodian mother the sister of mercenaries Mentor of Rhodes and Memnon of Rhodes 1 Barsine became the wife of her uncle Mentor and after his death married her second uncle Memnon BarsineBorn363 BCDied309 BCKnown forMistress of Alexander the GreatChildrenHeracles of MacedonRhodesclass notpageimage Barsine was half Rhodian Greek by her mother and half Persian by her father the satrap Artabazos II Claire Bloom as Barsine and Richard Burton as Alexander the Great in Alexander the Great 1956 film In 334 BC the year of Alexander s invasion of Asia she and her children were sent by Memnon to the king Darius III as hostages for his fidelity and in the ensuing year when Damascus was betrayed to the Macedonians she fell into the hands of Alexander by whom it is argued that she became the mother of Heracles The relationship with Alexander is highly doubtful of the five main sources only Plutarch and Justin mention Barsine as Alexander s mistress Arrian does mention Barsine once not that she was Alexander s mistress but that Alexander gave the daughter of Barsine and Mentor in marriage to Nearchus at the Susa weddings It is probable that the relationship of Barsine and Alexander was made up to justify the parentage of Heracles Twelve years after Alexander s death in 323 Nearchus who was Barsine s son in law unsuccessfully advocated for Heracles claim to the throne who was then seventeen which meant he was born about five years after Barsine and Alexander supposedly met in Damascus in 333 BC From a comparison of the accounts of Diodorus and Justin it appears that he was brought up at Pergamum under his mother s care and that she shared his fate when in 309 BC Polyperchon was induced by Cassander to murder him Barsine is sometimes confused with Stateira II wife of Alexander and who also may have been called Barsine 2 Notes Edit Carney Elizabeth Donnelly 2000 Women and Monarchy in Macedonia University of Oklahoma Press p 101 ISBN 9780806132129 Plutarch Parallel Lives Alexander 21 Eumenes 1 Diodorus Bibliotheca xvii 23 xx 20 28 Curtius Rufus Historiae Alexandri Magni iii 13 x 6 Justin Epitome of Pompeius Trogus xi 10 xiii 2 xv 2 Pausanias Description of Greece ix 7References EditSmith William editor Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Barsine 1 Boston 1867 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Barsine Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology p 464 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barsine amp oldid 1104364633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
