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| Amytis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ecbatana |
| Died | c. 520s BCE Pasargadae |
| Spouse | Spitamas Cyrus the Great |
| Median | *ᴴumati |
| Old Persian | *ᴴumati |
| House | Median |
| Father | Astyages |
| Mother | Aryenis (?) |
| Religion | Ancient Iranian religion |
Amytis (c. 540s-c. 520s BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Αμυτις Amutis; Latin: Amytis)[1][2] was an Achaemenid queen consort. She was the daughter of the Median king Astyages, and the wife of Cyrus II.
- ^ Schmitt 1989.
- ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011). Iranisches Personennamenbuch [Book of Iranian Personal Names] (in German). Vol. 5.5a. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-3-700-17142-3.