Kassandane

Cassandane

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Cassandane 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 the Great (Cyrus II):

• 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 (Darius I), and another daughter named
• Roxana.[1]

Her daughter Atossa later played an important role in Achaemenid royal family, as she married Darius the Great and bore him the next Achaemenian king Xerxes I.

Cassandane's daughter, 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 the Great (Cyrus II).[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. According to a suggestion by M. Boyce, Cassandane's tomb is located at Pasargadae.[1]

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Cassandane fue un noble persa aqueménida, esposa de, Ciro . Hija de Pharnaspes . Tuvo a cuatro hijos de Ciro el Grande (Ciro II): Cambises II , que sucedió a su padre y conquistó Egipto, Esmerdis ( Bardiya ) que también reinó como el rey de Persia por un corto tiempo, nombre de la hija Atossa más tarde para casarse con Darío el Grande (Darius I) y otra hija llamada Roxana. Su hija Atossa tarde jugó un papel importante se casó con Darío el Grande y le dio a luz el próximo rey aqueménida Jerjes I . la hija de Cassandane, Atosa, tenía un "gran autoridad" en la casa real aqueménida y su matrimonio con Darío .Cuando murió 538 ac. Cassandane, todas las naciones del imperio persa ...observaron "un gran duelo".. ... De acuerdo con una sugerencia de M. Boyce, la tumba de Cassandane se encuentra en Pasargadae .

Fuente H. de Grecia ;Herodoto- M. Boyce