Atossa
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Atossa was a prominent Achaemenid Persian queen, daughter of Cyrus the Great and later wife of Darius I, who played a significant role in the early Persian Empire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid queen
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persepolis terrace
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian royal court at Persepolis
Susa ⓘ
surface form:
Persian royal court at Susa
|
| birthPlace | Persia ⓘ |
| child |
Achaemenes
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenes (son of Darius I)
Hystaspes ⓘ
surface form:
Hystaspes (son of Darius I)
Masistes ⓘ Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | The Persians (play) by Aeschylus ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Persia ⓘ |
| dynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| father | Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Classical Greek historians ⓘ |
| house |
Achaemenid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Achaemenes
|
| influenced | imperial policy of Darius I (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Persian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Histories by Herodotus
|
| mother | Cassandane ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Atossa (Greek form)
ⓘ
Hutaosa ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Old Persian ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Achaemenid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid family
|
| notableEvent | alleged encouragement of Darius I’s campaign against Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother of Xerxes I
ⓘ
influence over succession in the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Cyrus the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent | Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| relative | Artobazanes ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| roleIn | early consolidation of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| sibling |
Atossa’s unnamed sisters
ⓘ
Bardiya ⓘ Cambyses II ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bardiya
ⓘ
Cambyses II ⓘ Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaumata ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century BC
ⓘ
6th century BC ⓘ |
| title | Queen consort of Persia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.