Amytis of Media
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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]
In 2007, Ẏstari Games released a board game named Amyitis. The game involves building gardens and irrigation in Babylon in order to achieve the highest status in Nebuchadrezzar's court.[2]
[edit] 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 ” [3]
[edit] 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: 320-329, New Haven: Yale University. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ Amyitis at BoardGameGeek
- ^ "AMYTIS". Encyclopædia Iranica Online. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
[edit] Further reading
- Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité, 1991, Christian Settipani, p. 152
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