- Amytis of Media
Amuhia or Amytis of Media was the daughter or granddaughter of the Median king
Cyaxares and the wife ofNebuchadrezzar II . Married to Nebuchadrezzar to formalize the alliance between theBabylonian and Median dynasties, it is reported that Amytis' homesickness led to the construction of theHanging Gardens of Babylon , as Nebuchadrezzar attempted to please her by planting the trees and plants of her homeland.cite conference| first =Karen Polinger| last =Foster| authorlink =| title =Gardens of Eden: Flora and Fauna in the Ancient Near East| booktitle =Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments: Legacies and Lessons| pages =320-329| year=1998| publisher =Yale University | location =New Haven | url =http://environment.yale.edu/documents/downloads/0-9/103foster.pdf| accessdate =2007-08-11 ]Etymology
AMYTIS, Median and
Persian female name, attested only in the Greek form A´mytis, which perhaps may reflect (with vowel metathesis) anold Persian *Umati—equivalent toAvestan humaiti— “"having good thought" ” [cite web
url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f9/v1f9a140.html
title= "AMYTIS"
publisher=Encyclopædia Iranica Online
accessdate=2008-06-05]References
Further reading
* "Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité", 1991,
Christian Settipani , p. 152
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