Semiramis
[si-mir-uh-mis]
- a legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty.
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Contemporary Examples
One, called the Qasr al-Nile bridge, runs past the high-rise Semiramis Hotel directly into the square.
Below are a series of tweets reflecting escalating panic from the staff of the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel.
Further Chaos in Egypt: Tweets Describe a Cairo Hotel's Terrifying OrdealJustin Green
January 29, 2013
Historical Examples
You do not see the antediluvian kingdom, that of Sesostris and that of Semiramis?
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
Semiramis asked the oracle if the operation had been successful.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
Surely she never should have been Semiramis, even in her palmy day!
Semiramis tried to come in, but was caught and shut up downstairs.
Prince Ricardo of PantoufliaAndrew Lang
Diodorus attributes all these buildings to his fabulous Semiramis.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1Georges Perrot
Semiramis
- the legendary founder of Babylon and wife of Ninus, king of Assyria, which she ruled with great skill after his death
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