Английская Википедия:Amytis of Media

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:One source Шаблон:Other Шаблон:Infobox royalty Amytis of Media (c. 540s-c. 520s BCE; Median: Шаблон:Transl; Ancient Greek: Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:Transl; Latin: Шаблон:Transl)Шаблон:Sfn[1] 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.

Name

The female name Шаблон:Transl is the Latinised form of the Greek name Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang), which perhaps may reflect (with vowel metathesis) an Median and Persian Шаблон:Transl, meaning "having good thought," and which is an equivalent of the Avestan term Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang).Шаблон:Sfn[1]

Life

Amytis was the daughter of the Median king Astyages. Amytis had a paternal aunt, also named Amytis, who was the sister of Astyages and was married to the king Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.Шаблон:Sfn

Amytis was married to Spitamas, who was a Median grandee and the prospective successor of Astyages.Шаблон:Sfn

After Astyages was overthrown by Persian Cyrus, who was his own grandson through his daughter Mandane, and therefore was the nephew of Amytis, Cyrus killed Spitamas and married Amytis to legitimise his rule.Шаблон:Sfn

After the murder of Tanyoxarces, Amytis demanded the extradition of his murder from Cyrus's son and successor, Cambyses II. When her demands were not met, she committed suicide by drinking poison.Шаблон:Sfn

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