Cassandane (fl. 500s BCE)

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Cassandane (fl. 500s bce)

Queen of Persia. Married Cyrus II the Great (c. 590–529 bce), 1st Persian king; children: possibly Atossa (c. 545–470s bce); possibly Cambyses II (d. 522 bce), king of Persia; and possibly Smerdis.