Babylon Biography

Semiramis – by legend Ctesias (Diodorus II, 4 ff.) Daughter of the goddess Derketo born and bred pigeons, who had become the wife of the ruler of Syria Onna captured from the last Assyrian king after the death of Nin Nina stranded on the Nineveh throne. Ancient authors ascribe it to the base of Babylon, erected to her not only all the Assyrian-vavilonsnkie monuments, but also Persian, and even the pyramids, not to mention the hanging gardens and lines of communication through the mountainous country. She also ascribed hikes and gains to India itself, and the oasis of Amon. It was said that she had flown like a dove, her son began to encroach on the threads of her life. In another, she was killed by them. Many talked about her love affairs. All this can not see a combination misunderstood myths Istar with memories of the Assyrian period, personification of S. The failure was due, perhaps, that Ctesias wrote on Median sources. Medes met with the Assyrian-Babylonian culture in the reign of Ramman Nirari III, who was married to Babylonian Princess Sammuramati, and probably connected with the name of the queen, who held the exclusive position in the history of Assyria, the idea struck them, while still in the primitive state of civilization and statehood .