Atossa (from Old Persian *Utauθa, and Avestan Hutaosā) was an Achaemenid queen and daughter of Cyrus the Great. She lived from 550-475 BC and probably a sister (or half-sister) of Cambyses II, Atossa married Darius I sometime in 522 BC after Darius, with the help of nobelman Otanes, overthrew a man claiming to be Bardya. Xerxes I was the eldest son of Atossa and Darius. Atossa was alive when Xerxes invaded Greece. Being an intelligent woman and descendent of Cyrus the Great, Atossa ha… (More on Atossa)