Amytis (daughter of Astyages)
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Amytis of Media (c. 540s-c. 520s BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Αμυτις Amutis; Latin: Amytis)[1][2] was a Queen consort of the ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire. She was the daughter of the Median king Astyages, and the wife of Cyrus II.
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Amytis | |
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Born | Ecbatana |
Died | c. 520s BCE Pasargadae |
Spouse | Spitamas Cyrus the Great |
Median | *ᴴumati |
Old Persian | *ᴴumati |
House | Median |
Father | Astyages |
Mother | Aryenis (?) |
Religion | Ancient Iranian religion |
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