Stateira

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proper noun

The queen and consort of the Persian king Artaxerxes II.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of three women of the Achaemenid dynasty of ancient Persia:
    1. historicalThe queen and consort of the Persian king Artaxerxes II.
    2. historicalThe queen and wife of the Persian king Darius III.
    3. historicalA daughter of Darius III by Stateira who became a wife of Alexander the Great.
  2. astronomy831 Stateira a main belt asteroid, named after the wife of Artaxerxes II.

Translations

Ancient Greek Στάτειρᾰ
  • Στάτειρᾰ (Státeiră)name shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty
French Stateira, Statira
  • Stateiraname shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty
  • Statiraname shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty
Greek Στάτειρα
  • Στάτειρα (Státeira)name shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty
Latin Statīra, Stateira
  • Statīraname shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty
  • Stateiraname shared by three women of the Achaemenid dynasty

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Stateira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stateira

MLA

“Stateira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stateira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stateira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stateira.

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