811 - 808 BC Queen of Assyria and the legendary wife of Nimrodby
Rit Nosotro First Published:: 2003 Sammuramat, or Semiramis, was
the Queen of Assyria and the legendary wife of Nimrod. Of
mythical proportions in her day, Sammuramat is almost forgotten
in today’s history. She was famed for her beauty, and even more
so for her military insight that won many battles and conquered
many cities. Some believe her to have begun goddess worship,
with herself as the original Ishtar, Aphrodite, Hera, etc. As
legend and truth are hard to distinguish separately from that
time period, what we do know about her may not even be accurate.
Legend has it that she was born in the desert and raised by
doves. Although we can’t be 100% positive, it is more than
likely that this and other legends, such as that she was born of
the goddess Atargatis, that her army attacked and killed the
sun-god Er, or that she was born because a vengeful Astarte
(Ishtar, Ashtaroth, Aphrodite, Venus) caused the goddess Derceto
(a mer-maid type goddess