Once Xerxes has completed his transformation, Artemisia secretly murders all of Xerxes' closest allies so he will trust only her. She advises Xerxes that he must become a God-King in order to invade Greece. Artemisia still lusts for vengeance against the Greeks, and subsequently twists these words. Hearing these words, she pulls the arrow from Darius' chest, seemingly to end his suffering, but actually to end his speech. He advises him to end the campaign in Greece, declaring that only the gods can defeat the Greeks. Upon hearing of Darius' injury at Marathon, Artemisia arrives in time to hear his final words to his son, Xerxes. She grew in favor of the Persian King, Darius, when she effortlessly murdered his enemies. She was subsequently raised and trained by the Persians, and the young girl proved to be a capable warrior.

Left for dead on the streets, a Persian official found her and felt sympathy for the injured 12-year-old girl. Artemisia survived and was taken captive and suffered terrible physical attacks and coerced sexual contact the hands of the Greeks. She is the unseen overarching antagonist in the first film, 300 and the main antagonist in the sequel 300: Rise of an Empire.Īt eight years old, Artemesia's entire family was slaughtered by the Greek fighting men. Witnessing family’s murder at the hands of the GreeksĪrtemisia is the overarching antagonist in the 300 film series and the archenemy to Themistocles.

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