(fl. 459–454 BC)
Greek form of the Egyptian name Irethorru. Son of Psamtik, a local Egyptian dynast. Egyptian rebel against the rule of Persia. Allied with forces from Athens, he took Memphis and defeated and killed the satrap Achaemenes in 459 BC, but his army was later crushed by superior Persian troops. He was captured and taken to Persia, where he was executed. His son, Amyrtaeos, was said to have been reinstated in his father’s possessions and may have been an ancestor of the later king Amyrtaeos. An inscription from Kharga Oasis mentions his rule.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier
Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. EdwART. 2011.