Amara Petrova

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* 1st Century B.C.E.  (Greece; Age 21/2068)

### Occupation

* Anchor to the Other Side  (Currently)
* Progenitor of Petrova Doppelgängers bloodline

### Title(s)

* The World's First Immortal Woman
* The Original Face

### Species

* Human  (Formerly)
* Immortal (Formerly)
* Hybrid (Immortal, Witch) (Currently)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Amara  (Great-Aunt)
* God  (Grandfather)
* Michael  (Uncle)
* Lucifer Morningstar  (Mother)
* Raphael  (Uncle)
* Gabriel  (Uncle)
* Castiel  (Uncle)
* Angel's  (Uncles)
* Mazikeen Morningstar  (Older Sister)
* Qetsiyah  (Older Sister)
* Qetsiyah's Unnamed Child †  (Niece or Nephew)
* Kaiah †  (Younger Sister)
* Inadu  (Niece)
* Freya Mikaelson  (Step-Aunt)
* Finn Mikaelson †  (Step-Uncle)
* Elijah Mikaelson  (Step-Uncle)
* Niklaus Mikaelson  (Step-Father)
* Kol Mikaelson  (Step-Uncle)
* Tatia Petrova  (Descendant)
* Rebekah Mikaelson  (Step-Aunt)
* Henrik Mikaelson  (Step-Uncle)
* Mr. Petrov †  (Descendant)
* Mrs. Petrova †  (Descendant)
* Katerina Petrova  (Descendant)
* Nadia Petrova †  (Descendant)
* Elena Gilbert  (Descendant)
* Prince Mikaelson  (Younger Brother)
* Luna Mikaelson  (Younger Sister)
* Wyatt Mikaelson (Adoptive Younger Brother)
* Hope Mikaelson  (Adoptive Younger Sister)
* Grayson Salvatore  (Descendant)
* Miranda Salvatore  (Descendant)
* Lillian-Rose Salvatore  (Descendant)

## Appearance

### Played By

* Nina Dobrev

**Amara Petrova** *(**Ancient Greek:** Ἀμάρα Πέτροβα, **Latin:** Amarantha; translates as "eternally beautiful", "eternal", "unfading" or "immortal")* is the world's very first immortal woman. She is Qetsiyah's sister/best friend and was the soulmate and one true love of Qetsiyah's fiancé, one of the world's most powerful witches and the world's first immortal man and being, Silas.

Amara's love for Silas became her downfall as their betrayal was revealed to Qetsiyah, who in retaliation staged Amara's death, and as punishment for her actions transformed her into the Anchor to the Other Side. For over 2,000 years, Amara felt the pain of each deceased supernatural being crossing over.

She is the progenitor of a line of doppelgängers that have come to be known as the Petrova doppelgängers, from which spawned three known female doppelgängers: the first, Tatia Petrova, the second, Katerina Petrova, and the third and final doppelgänger, Elena Gilbert.

**Amara** is one of the oldest known ancestor of the **Petrova Family** and the **progenitor of the Petrova Doppelgängers**. She also has ties to the **Bennett Family**, **Labonair Family**, and the **Mikaelson Family** through her mother.

## Personality

Amara is a young, innocent, beautiful and elegant lady. Silas called her an angel, hinting at a highly virtuous personality, however, as Qetsiyah's handmaiden, it was also highly unlikely that she was unaware of Qetsiyah's strong feelings for Silas, or that Silas was using Qetsiyah to attain the secret of immortality. Amara could be seen as slightly selfish by nature. Qetsiyah says that Amara was someone who was close to her yet Amara betrayed Qetsiyah by falling in love with the same man she was in love with and engaged to be married to (Silas). Amara seemed to have no regrets about betraying Qetsiyah in regards to Silas, as for Amara, her love for Silas was strong enough for her to go through with betraying Qetsiyah. In the present time, Amara has become more stronger since her mother returned to earth. She was willing to kill Silas for hurting her sister and her friends.

## Physical Appearance

Amara is a very beautiful young woman with an oval face, light olive complexion, almond-shaped brown eyes, and dark brown hair. Her height is about 5'6" and she has a slim physique. Amara is physically identical to her doppelgängers and descendants: Tatia, Katerina and Elena. She wore long dresses, sandals with straps, hair tied with braids and fabric covering her face when she was alive as a human before becoming Immortal.

## Powers and Abilities

As an Immortal for over 2,000 years, Amara had unconditional and true immortality. Like Silas, she is immune to disease, age, and all forms of physical and magical death save for the Cure. She possess the same advanced psychic abilities inherent as an Immortal. As testament to her immortality, Qetsiyah chose her to be the Anchor to the Other Side knowing that nothing could destroy her. Eventually Lucifer granted her the ability to do magic.

## Weaknesses

Amara has the typical weaknesses of an Immortal and some weaknesses as a witch. She is bound to the Other Side as its Anchor. Being the Anchor allowed her to co-exist between the Living World and The Other Side and be the only passage in between both. Her foothold in the latter allowed her to be a medium that could speak with Spirits. Consequently, she also felt the pain of every supernatural species who had died in the last 2000 years as they passed through her to get to The Other Side.

## Name

* **Amara** is a feminine name of Greek origin, which means "eternally beautiful", or "one who will be forever beautiful". It is a short form of the feminine Latin name **Amarantha** *(**Greek:** Aμαραντηα)*, meaning "unfading" or "a flower that never fades".
* In West African culture, the name Amara means "night beauty" or "chosen by the God".
* Other common definitions for Amara include "eternal", "eternally loved", and "unyielding".
* The most commonly given meaning for Amara is "bitter" or "the bitter one" and the name is often unduly criticized by speakers of some Romance languages due to its connection to the word for "bitter" in their respective languages. However, one must remember that it may be that Amara has the same root as names such as Mary and Maria, and may actually be a variant form. Given that both names contain the stem "Mar", and Mary is given meanings such as "sea of bitterness" and "rebelliousness", it may well be that Amara has a similar meaning and is intended as variation on or bastardized form of the aforementioned name. The suggestion that **Mary** stems from the Egyptian "mr", meaning "love", is also valid for Amara.
* Variations of Amara include *Amarah (Aμαραη), Amarya (Aμαρυα), Amaira (Aμαιρα), Amaria (Aμαρια), Amar (Aμαρ), Amari (Αμαρι), Amaree (Αμαρεε), Amarri (Αμαρρι), and Amarra (Αμαρρα)*.
* Other suggestions claim that Amara has similar meanings to names such as Amarantha or Amarante, or is a shortened form of such names, which stem from the Greek word for 'unfading' (*αμαραντος; amarantos*).
* **Petrov** or **Petroff** *(**Feminine:** Petrova)* is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria.