Amuhia or Amytis of Media was the daughter or granddaughter of the Median king Cyaxares and the wife of Nebuchadrezzar II. Married to Nebuchadrezzar to formalize the alliance between the Babylonian and Median dynasties, it is reported that Amytis' homesickness led to the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, as Nebuchadrezzar attempted to please her by planting the trees and plants of her homeland.^[1]

Etymology

AMYTIS, Median and Persian female name, attested only in the Greek form A´mytis, which perhaps may reflect (with vowel metathesis) an old Persian *Umati?equivalent to Avestan humaiti? ?having good thought ? ^[2]

References

Further reading

• Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité, 1991, Christian Settipani, p. 152

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