AchaemenicaAn Encyclopaedia of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Person

Atossa

Achaemenid queen; daughter of Cyrus II

A daughter of Cyrus II, wife in turn of Cambyses II, the king called Bardiya, and Darius I, and mother of Xerxes I. The Greek picture of her political power exceeds what the Persian record can establish.

Date
c. 550–after 480 BCE
Other names
Utauθā · Udusa
Groups
Achaemenid royal family
Record status
Secure identification

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Connections

Child of
Cyrus II the Great; founder of the Persian empire Brosius 2021
Parent of
Xerxes I Achaemenid king, r. 486–465 BCE Herodotus
Sibling of
Cambyses II Achaemenid king, r. 530–522 BCE Brosius 2021
Spouse of
Cambyses II Achaemenid king, r. 530–522 BCE Herodotus; Darius I the Great; Achaemenid king, r. 522–486 BCE Herodotus

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