Amuhia or Amytis of Media (c. 630 - 565 BC) was the daughter or granddaughter of the king Cyaxares, and the wife of Nebuchadnezzar II.
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Birth
Amytis was either born to Cyaxares and his wife or to Cyaxares's son and daughter-in-law. It is not known whether Cyaxares was her father or grandfather.
Marriage to Nebuchadnezzer II
Amytis married to Nebuchadnezzar to formalize the alliance between the Babylonian and Median dynasties.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
It is reported that Amytis' homesickness for the forested mountains of Persia led to the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, as Nebuchadnezzar 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
- ^ Foster, Karen Polinger (1998). "Gardens of Eden: Flora and Fauna in the Ancient Near East". Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments: Legacies and Lessons. New Haven: Yale University. pp. 320–329. http://environment.yale.edu/documents/downloads/0-9/103foster.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ ""AMYTIS"". Encyclopædia Iranica Online. http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f9/v1f9a140.html. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
Further reading
- Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité, 1991, Christian Settipani, p. 152
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