Everything about Atossa totally explained
Atossa (also known as
Hattuosa or
Hutaosa) was a
Queen consort of
Persia.
She was born in
550 BC, the daughter of
Cyrus the Great and a sister (or half-sister) of
Cambyses II. Atossa married
Darius I in
522 BC after Darius overthrew a man claiming to be
Smerdis.
Xerxes I was one of her children with Darius.
Atossa probably died before Xerxes came to power, although
Herodotus believed she was still alive during Xerxes' reign.
Aeschylus also included her as a central character in his tragedy
The Persians.
Very little is known about the real Atossa, although it's speculated that she came from a
Zoroastrian family, as Atossa is a figure from Zoroastrian scripture.
Literary references
Atossa is one of the major characters in the
Gore Vidal work,
Creation. The book's account of how Darius ascended the throne has been disputed.
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