Named after real person from Europe's history. Atossa was Hutaosâ in Old Persian. She was doughter of Persian king Kuruš (Cyrus - ruled 559 to 530).
Married to Kambujiya (Cambyses I - ruled 530 to 522).
Married to Dareios I (Darius the great - ruled 522 to 486), she was his most influential queen.
Mother of next Persian king Kserkses I (Xerxes - ruled 486 to 465), son of Dareios.
She also gave Dareios sons Ariamenes, Achaemenes and Hystaspes.