Artemisia, queen of Halicarnassus and commander of its naval squadron in Xerxes's fleet, tried to convince him to wait for the Allies to surrender believing that battle in the straits of Salamis was an unnecessary risk.
Artemisia, dronning af Halicarnassos og leder af dens flådeeskadre i Xerxes' flåde forsøgte at vente på at de allierede overgav sig, da hun mente at et slag i stræderne ved Salamis var en unødig risiko.