Lygdamis Of Halicarnassus
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| Grandchildren | Pisindelis |
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| Children | Artemisia I of Caria |
| Great grandchild | Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus |
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| ID | 3308247 |
Lygdamis Of Halicarnassus Life story
Lygdamis, who ruled c. 520–484 BCE, was the first tyrant of Caria under the Achaemenid Empire. He was of Carian-Greek ethnicity. He was the father of Artemisia I of Caria. He is the founder of the eponymous Lygdamid dynasty of Carian tyrants, who ruled from Halicarnassus.