Histories

Now it happened that the king had been at Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis ever since he came there in flight from Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens after his overthrow in the sea-fight. Being then at Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis he became enamored of Masistes' wife, who was also there. But as all his messages could not bring her to yield to him, and he would not force her to his will, out of regard for his brother Masistes (which indeed counted with the woman also, for she knew well that no force would be used against her), Xerxes found no other way to accomplish his purpose than that he should make a marriage between his own son Darius and the daughter of this woman and Masistes, for he thought that by doing so he would be most likely to win her.

So he betrothed them with all due ceremony and rode away to Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa. But when he had come and had taken Darius' bride into his house, he thought no more of Masistes' wife, but changed his mind and wooed and won this girl Artaynte, Darius' wife and Masistes' daughter.