1) Mother of Lavinia 2) Spanish girl name 3) Wife of King Latinus 
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 .....[moth] Amata is a genus of moth in the Arctiidae family. ==Selected species== ==Gallery== ...
Latin queen who favored Turnus over Aeneas as her son-in-law (Aeneid).
the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.