Semiramis
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Semiramis is a legendary Assyrian queen of antiquity, famed in classical and medieval tradition for her beauty, political power, and ambitious building projects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian queen in legend
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legendary queen ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
building of palaces
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construction of city walls ⓘ foundation of Babylon (in some classical sources) ⓘ irrigation works and canals ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyria
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Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Assyrian mythology
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legendary queens ⓘ women in mythology ⓘ |
| culture |
Assyrian
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Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ambitious
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beautiful ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| etymology | name possibly related to Akkadian Sammuramat ⓘ |
| fictionalizedIn |
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
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Gioachino Rossini's opera "Semiramide" NERFINISHED ⓘ Voltaire's tragedy "Sémiramis" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | may be loosely connected to Neo-Assyrian queen Shammuramat ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later legends of powerful queens ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Babylon in classical tradition
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city foundations ⓘ large-scale building projects ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ctesias of Cnidus
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Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin (historian) NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | legendary rather than historical ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Greek historiography
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Renaissance literature ⓘ Roman historiography ⓘ medieval European literature ⓘ operas ⓘ tragedies ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | sometimes syncretized with Near Eastern goddesses in later speculation ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | queen of Ninus ⓘ |
| spouseInTradition | Ninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
female rulership
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imperial ambition ⓘ sexual transgression in some later moralizing accounts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | antiquity ⓘ |
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