Stateira (wife of Darius III)

[1][2][3] Her husband abandoned his entire family at the site as he fled from Alexander, including his mother Sisygambis and his daughters Stateira II and Drypetis.

[3][2][4] According to Plutarch, Stateira died giving birth to a son, Ochus, in early 332 BC.

[5] However, this does not fit with other narratives as Ochus was already of an age to have survived childhood illness (between 4 and 7 years old) by 333 BC.

[citation needed] Darius' mother Sisygambis had a lifelong respect and genuine friendship with Alexander.

When Alexander died one year later these royal Persian women mourned his death, further indicating personal relationships rather than merely diplomatic ones.