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<p> Legendary queen of Assyria, to whom tradition ascribes the founding of [[Babylon]] with its hanging gardens, and is said to have surpassed in valour and glory her husband Ninus, the founder of Nineveh; she seems to have in reality been the [[Venus]] or [[Astarte]] of the [[Assyrian]] mythology. The story goes that when a child she was deserted by her mother and fed by doves. </p> | <p> Legendary queen of Assyria, to whom tradition ascribes the founding of [[Babylon]] with its hanging gardens, and is said to have surpassed in valour and glory her husband Ninus, the founder of Nineveh; she seems to have in reality been the [[Venus]] or [[Astarte]] of the [[Assyrian]] mythology. The story goes that when a child she was deserted by her mother and fed by doves. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79526"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/semiramis Semiramis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79526"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/semiramis Semiramis from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 15 October 2021
Semiramis [1]
Legendary queen of Assyria, to whom tradition ascribes the founding of Babylon with its hanging gardens, and is said to have surpassed in valour and glory her husband Ninus, the founder of Nineveh; she seems to have in reality been the Venus or Astarte of the Assyrian mythology. The story goes that when a child she was deserted by her mother and fed by doves.
