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'''Cassandane''' ({{lang-grc|}} '''') was an Achaemenian Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of [[Cyrus the Great]]. She was a daughter of [[Pharnaspes]]. She bore four children for Cyrus: [[Cambyses II]] who succeeded his father and conquered Egypt, Smerdis ([[Bardiya]]) who also reigned as the king of Persia for a short time, a daughter named [[Atossa]] who later wed [[Darius the Great]], and another daughter named Roxana.<ref name=Cassandane-EI>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Dandamaev|first=M. A.|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Iranica|publisher=Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation|title=Cassandane|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cassandane-wife-of-cyrus-ii-q|volume=Vol. 5|year=1992|isbn=0-933273-67-3}}</ref> |
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Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in the Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenian king, [[Xerxes I]]. Atossa had a "great authority" in the Achaemenian royal house and her marriage with Darius I is likely due to her power, influence and the fact that she was a direct descendent of Cyrus.<ref name=atossa-EI> |
Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in the Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenian king, [[Xerxes I]]. Atossa had a "great authority" in the Achaemenian royal house and her marriage with Darius I is likely due to her power, influence and the fact that she was a direct descendent of Cyrus.<ref name=atossa-EI> |
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Cassandane (Ancient Greek: Κασσανδάνη Kassandanē) was an Achaemenian Persian noblewoman and the "dearly loved" wife of Cyrus the Great. She was a daughter of Pharnaspes. She bore four children for Cyrus: Cambyses II who succeeded his father and conquered Egypt, Smerdis (Bardiya) who also reigned as the king of Persia for a short time, a daughter named Atossa who later wed Darius the Great, and another daughter named Roxana.[1]
Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in the Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenian king, Xerxes I. Atossa had a "great authority" in the Achaemenian royal house and her marriage with Darius I is likely due to her power, influence and the fact that she was a direct descendent of Cyrus.[2] When Cassandane died, all the nations of Cyrus' Persian empire observed "a great mourning". This is reported by Herodotus. According to a report in the chronicle of Nabonidus, there was a public mourning after her death in Babylonia lasting for six days.[citation needed] According to a suggestion by M. Boyce, Cassandane's tomb is located at Pasargadae.[1]
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- ^ a b Dandamaev, M. A. (1992). "Cassandane". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Vol. Vol. 5. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. ISBN 0-933273-67-3.
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Schmitt, Rüdiger (1989). "Atossa". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Vol. vol. 3. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. ISBN 0-7100-9121-4.
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