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Semiramis
Legendary queen of Assyria and Babylon, byword for an eastern beauty of luxurious license.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.5 Semiramis
Legendary Assyrian queen, type of the luxurious eastern beauty.
- Metamorphoses §4.67 Semiramis
Legendary queen of Babylon, said to have ringed the city with walls of baked brick.