Death and Legacy
A legend, quoted by Photius, claims that Artemisia fell in love with a man named Dardanus, and when he ignored her, an oracle told her to jump to her death into the Aegean Sea from the rock of Leucas. In contrast, Herodotus had a favourable opinion of Artemisia, despite her support of Persia, possibly because he too came from Halicarnassus.
An Iranian destroyer (Persian: ناوشکن) built during the Pahlavi dynasty was named Artemis in her honor.
Read more about this topic: Artemisia I Of Caria
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