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Xerxes mother was Atossa, Darius I of Persia wife and Cyrus the Greats' daughter.
Rhodogune was the mother of Kind Darius of Achaemenid Empire.
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Darius the Great.
King Darius of Persia.
Xerxes mother was Atossa, Darius I of Persia wife and Cyrus the Greats' daughter.
Rhodogune was the mother of Kind Darius of Achaemenid Empire.
Atocha comes from ATOSSA (Atussa) Atossa آتوسا / آتش‌سا (from Old Persian *Utauθa, and Avestan Hutaosā) was an Achaemenid queen and daughter of Cyrus the Great and his wife, Cassandane. She lived from 550 BC to 475 BC and probably was a sister (or half-sister) of the Persian king Cambyses II. Atossa married Darius the Great (Darius I) during 522 BC after Darius I, with the help of the nobleman Otanes, defeated the followers of a man claiming to be Bardiya(Smerdis), the younger brother of Cambyses II. Xerxes I was the eldest son of Atossa and Darius. Atossa lived to see Xerxes invade Greece. Being a direct descendent of Cyrus the Great, Atossa had a great authority within Achamenian royal house and court. Atossa's special position enabled Xerxes, who was not the eldest son of Darius, to succeed his father.Aeschylus also included her as a central character in his tragedy The Persians.
There was more than 1 Xerxes in Persian history, but if you're thinking of the same king who made the well-known failed attempt on Greece then his parents would be Darius I The Great and Atossa, Daughter of Cyrus the Great
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Darius the Great was king 522-484 BCE.
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Notably , it was Alexander the great , the king of Macedon who defeated the Persian king Darius the 3rd .
darius was important because he was a great king known for uninting upper and lower egypt. darius was important because he was a great king known for uninting upper and lower egypt.
King Cyrus the Great. King Cambyses II. King Darius the Great.
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Darius the Great.