Atossa | |
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Queen mother of the Achaemenid Empire | |
Tenure | 486–476 BC |
Coronation | 486 BC |
Successor | Amestris |
Queen consort of the Achaemenid Empire | |
Tenure | 520–486 BC |
Coronation | 520 BC |
Predecessor | Cassandane |
Successor | Amestris |
Born | c. 550 BC |
Died | 475 BC |
Burial | |
Spouse | Darius the Great |
Issue | Xerxes I Hystaspes Masistes Achaemenes |
House | Achaemenid |
Father | Cyrus the Great |
Mother | Cassandane |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Atossa (Old Persian: Utauθa, or Old Iranian: Hutauθa; 550–475 BC) was an Achaemenid empress. She was the daughter of Cyrus the Great, and the wife of Darius the Great.