Aryenis


Aryenis of Lydia was, according to Herodotus, the daughter of King Alyattes of Lydia and the sister of King Croesus of Lydia.

Family

Aryenis was also the Queen consort of Astyages, King of Media. She was given in marriage to Astyages to seal a treaty between Cyaxares of Media and Alyattes of Lydia, following the Battle of the Eclipse.
Herodotus does not clearly identify her as the mother of Mandane and there is speculation that Mandane may have been born to an earlier wife of Astyages.