Amyntas

Amyntas (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας) is a male given name, a variation of ἀμύντης (amyntes),[1][2] derived from the Ancient Greek: ἀμύντωρ (amyntor) 'defender, helper'[3] and ultimately from the verb ἀμύνω 'to ward off, to defend'.

[4] It was particularly widespread in ancient Macedon, and was given to several prominent ancient Macedonian and Hellenistic figures.

It later became a stock name for lovelorn shepherds in 16th-century pastoral literature.

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