id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7375 Amytis - Wikipedia .html text/html 675 83 66 Amytis Wikipedia Amytis (Greek Ámitys, Old Persian *Umati)[1] was an Achaemenid princess, daughter of king Xerxes I and queen Amestris, and sister of king Artaxerxes I. Amytis and her mother are portrayed in Ctesias' account as the most powerful women during Artaxerxes' reign. After five years in exile, Megabyzus was forgiven and allowed to return to the court, again thanks to the intercession of Amytis and Amestris. Greek sources portray Amytis as a licentious woman. According to Ctesias, during Xerxes' reign she was accused of adultery by Megabyzus. Dinon, another Greek historian, describes Amytis as the most beautiful and licentious woman of Asia. From source to synthesis: Ctesias", in H. Sancisi-Weerdenburg (ed.), Achaemenid History I: Sources, Structures and Synthesis. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amytis&oldid=1002350479" Edit links This page was last edited on 24 January 2021, at 00:50 (UTC). By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7375.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7375.txt