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n. 1 (given name female from=Latin); always rare in English. 2 (context Roman mythology English) The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia.
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Amata (also called Palanto), in Roman mythology, was the wife of King Latinus of the Latins. She and Latinus had a daughter Lavinia, and no sons.
When the hero Aeneas sued for Lavinia's hand in marriage, Amata opposed him because she had already promised Lavinia to Aeneas' nemesis Turnus. At the same time, she was instigated by Alecto, who acted according to the request of the goddess Juno.
Hiding her daughter in the woods and arousing the womenfolk of the Latins, managed to stir up the war between the people of King Mezentius, the Etruscans (now allied with Turnus) and Aeneas' Trojans (allied with King Evander's people and the Aborigines). This story fills the greater part of the seventh book of Virgil's Aeneid. When Amata was informed that Turnus had fallen in battle, she hanged herself.
Amata is a figure in Roman mythology.
Amata may also refer to:
- Amata (moth), a genus of moths of the family Arctiidae
- Amata, South Australia a Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal community in north-western South Australia
- Amata of Assisi (d. 1250), saint
- Doreen Amata (born 1988), Nigerian high jumper
- Amata River, Latvia
- Amata Corp. PCL, an industrial developer based in Thailand
- amrita, "deathlessness", referred to as amata in Pāli
Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family.
The Amata is a river in Gauja National Park in the Middle Latvian Lowland. It flows from lake Kukala in Vidzeme, 66 km, to the river Gauja. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs , and rapids. The River Amata is one of Latvia's fastest rivers. It has one of the deepest and most unusual valleys of all the rivers in Vidzeme, with up to 45 m high sandstone and dolomite banks.
One of the steepest bank of Amata is the Zvārtes rock. It is more than 350 million years old and its height measures 20m. Folk tales tell that Zvārtes rock used to be a meeting place of witches on Whitsunday, St. John’s Day and Christmas. On those days they rushed on brooms from pine forests of the surroundings.
Usage examples of "amata".
Restless Amata lay, her swelling breast Fir'd with disdain for Turnus dispossess'd, And the new nuptials of the Trojan guest.
Mad Pandarus steps forth, with vengeance vow'd For Bitias' death, and threatens thus aloud: "These are not Ardea's walls, nor this the town Amata proffers with Lavinia's crown: 'T is hostile earth you tread.
Latinus' wife, Amata, particularly liked this young man, but Latinus kept putting off the wedding because of the omens that Lavinia was supposed to marry a stranger.
When Amata realizes that the city is under attack, she mistakenly concludes that Turnus must be dead and she kills herself.
Nessuna meraviglia se Jody, la mia amata agente pubblicitaria, e Diana, la curatrice del libro di Alex, stessero sedute là, con i loro bicchieri ancora pieni, con un'espressione assolutamente catatonica.
Se gli si fosse chiesto che cosa c'era esattamente di diverso, non sarebbe stato capace di offrire una risposta razionale, ma l'istinto gli aveva detto subito che la sua amata Grove era ammalata.
The Fury first took possession of the queen, Amata, and roused her to oppose in every way the new alliance.