Artamène
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| Artamène, or Cyrus the Great | |
| Author | Madeleine de Scudéry and Georges de Scudéry |
|---|---|
| Original title | Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus |
| Cover artist | François Chauveau |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Roman-fleuve |
| Publication date | 1649-53 |
| Pages | 13,095 |
Artamène, or Cyrus the Great (French: Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus) is a novel in ten volumes by siblings Madeleine and Georges de Scudéry. At over 2,100,000 words, it is considered the longest novel ever written, with the possible exception of Henry Darger's unpublished The Story of the Vivian Girls.
