Atossa

Atossa was the daughter of Cyrus the Great and a sister of Cambyses II, whom she married. Also, she later married Darius I, and was the mother of Xerxes. She was born in 550 BC but her exact date of death is unknown.

She appears in Herodotus Herodotus page 201- Atossa discussed in plot to discover the fake Smerdis. page 210- Darius took Atossa as one of his first wives page 414 Discusses Atossa's power and her power of influence to make Xerxes king. Page 440 she's mentioned not important page 227-228 Atossa is healed by Democedes when she develops some disease on her chest. She then, in exchange, convinces Darius to attack Greece.