_Arsames ACHAEMENID ____+
                                                       |                        
                            _Hystaspes ACHAEMENID _____|
                           |                           |
                           |                           |________________________
                           |                                                    
 _Darius I ACHAEMENID _____|
|                          |
|                          |                            ________________________
|                          |                           |                        
|                          |___________________________|
|                                                      |
|                                                      |________________________
|                                                                               
|
|--Artazostre of ACHAEMENID 
|  
|                                                       _Cambyses I ACHAEMENID _+
|                                                      |                        
|                           _Cyrus II ACHAEMENID ______|
|                          |                           |
|                          |                           |_Mandane of MEDIA ______+
|                          |                                                    
|_Artystone of ACHAEMENID _|
                           |
                           |                            _Pharnaspes ACHAEMENID _
                           |                           |                        
                           |_Cassandane of ACHAEMENID _|
                                                       |
                                                       |________________________