Apollonides of Cos

Apollonides of Cos was a Greek physician of the 5th century BC, and a central character of Ctesias history ( [http://www.livius.org/ct-cz/ctesias/photius_persica2.html] ). He served as royal physician of the Persian king Artaxerxes I. According to Ctesias, he had a secret love affair with princess Amytis. When it was discovered, he was put to death by queen Amestris' order.

References

*Brosius, M (1998): "Women in Ancient Persia", pp. 73, 74, 113, 114.