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Ninus

American  
[nahy-nuhs] / ˈnaɪ nəs /

noun

  1. the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.


Ninus British  
/ ˈnaɪnəs /

noun

  1. a king of Assyria and the legendary founder of Nineveh, husband of Semiramis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ninus Hopkins worked as a Solid Ground paratransit driver for more than three decades.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

They agreed to meet at a well-known place, the Tomb of Ninus, under a tree there, a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring bubbled up.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

From this the name of Ninus, the founder of the empire, as well as Ninyas, is obviously taken.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Max Duncker

The Medo-Persian epos told us that Ninus of Asshur, after subjugating Babylonia and Armenia, attacked the Medes.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker

The first of whom any memorial is retained, and who performed great deeds, was Ninus, the king of the Assyrians.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Max Duncker

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