Semiramis

Semiramis

Semiramis (; Syriac: ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ Šammīrām, Greek: Σεμίραμις, Arabic: سميراميس Samīrāmīs, Armenian: Շամիրամ Šamiram) was the legendary Lydian-Babylonian wife of Onnes and of Ninus, who succeeded the latter on the throne of Assyria, according to Movses Khorenatsi. Legends narrated by Diodorus Siculus, who drew primarily from the works of Ctesias of Cnidus, describe her and her relationships to Onnes and King Ninus. Armenians and the Assyrians of Iraq, northeast Syria, southeast Turkey, and northwest Iran still use Shamiram as a given name for girls.The real and historical Shammuramat, the original Akkadian form of the name, was the Assyrian wife of Shamshi-Adad V (ruled 824 BC–811 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Semiramis has received more than 1,645,802 page views. Her biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Semiramis is the 368th most popular politician (down from 324th in 2019).

Semiramis is most famous for being the wife of King Ninus, and the mother of King Ninyas. It is believed that she was a powerful queen who ruled as co-regent with her husband.