Parysatis

For the wife of Alexander the Great and daughter of Artaxerxes III, see Parysatis II.
For the moth genus Parysatis, see Paradetis.

Parysatis (/pəˈrɪsətɪs/; Old Persian: Parušyātiš, Ancient Greek: Παρύσατις; 5th-century BC) was a Persian queen, consort of Darius II, who had a large influence during the reign of her son Artaxerxes II.

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