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    Tomyris (/ˈtɒmɪrɪs/; Saka: *Taumuriya; Ancient Greek: Τομυρις, romanized: Tomuris; Latin: Tomyris) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen...
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  • offer the Massagetae a treaty of peace via the marriage of Cyrus to Tomyris. Tomyris turns down the offer, and warns Cyrus against any intrusion, but Cyrus...
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    the king of the Massagetai and of his queen, Tomyris. After the death of the king, the widowed Tomyris succeeded him as the ruler of the tribe, and,...
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  • Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The name is a modern Turkic derivation of Tomyris (Eastern Iranian: تهم‌رییش Tahm-Rayiš), an ancient Turkic Massagetae queen...
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  • captured a Massagetaean camp by ruse, after which the Massagetae queen Tomyris led the tribe's main force against the Persians, defeated them, killed...
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    590 Tomyris is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Its name derives from the Massagetean (ancient Eastern Iranian) ruler Tomyris, and may have been inspired...
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    realm, Cyrus first sent an offer of marriage to their ruler, the empress Tomyris, a proposal she rejected.[citation needed] He then commenced his attempt...
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    bizarre heroines" selected from fiction and history, among them Penthesilea, Tomyris, Semiramis. Literature and suites of tapestry featured the full complement...
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    Hypena (redirect from Tomyris (moth))
    1882 Apanda Moore, 1882 Hypoepa Leech, 1889 Nesamiptis Meyrick, 1899 Tomyris H. Druce, 1890 Anepischetos J. B. Smith, 1900 Ogoas H. Druce, 1890 Trichypena...
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    ago. The Kazakhstani film studio "Kazakhfilm" released the film Томирис (Tomyris) in late 2019. She is portrayed by Almira Tursyn [d]. Girls of her tribe...
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  • Saka") King of the Sakā tigraxaudā Reign mid 6th century BCE–518 BCE Predecessor Tomyris (?) Successor unknown Saka Skuⁿxa Religion Scythian religion...
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    physician and naturalist first described the Caspian cobra originally as Tomyris oxiana in 1831. Russian naturalist Alexander Strauch placed it in the genus...
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    captured a Massagetaean camp by ruse, after which the Massagetae queen Tomyris led the tribe's main force against the Persians, defeated them, and placed...
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  • Ayşa (Айша) Rayana (Раяна) Ayala (Аяла) Ayzere (Айзере) Amina (Амина) Tomyris (Томирис) Ayim (Айым) Kuwait (2015) Fatma Mariam Hussa Sherifa Sara Reem...
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    Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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  • Roosevelt of America, creating massive empires focusing on natural beauty Tomyris of Scythia, an early game cavalry force. Trajan of Rome, focusing broadly...
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    Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, the Cumaean Sibyl, Esther and Tomyris. Also from around 1450 is the Crucifixion in London, as well as the David...
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    somewhat late joiners to the group, but increasingly popular later on. Tomyris, the Scythian queen who defeated Cyrus the Great and abused his corpse...
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    Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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  • Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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    herald Baviere included Penthesilea and the two Amazons Semiramis and Tomyris among the strong women. A Netherlandish list of 101 strong women published...
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  • feed primarily on Eucalyptus plants. This genus was previously known as Tomyris (named by Félicien Chapuis in 1874) or Odontionopa (named by Wilhelm Ferdinand...
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    force. 580 BCE – Massagetae Queen Tomyris led an army that defeated a Persian army under Cyrus the Great. Tomyris would be known forever after as "the...
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    in South Asian contexts as the Kuṣānas (or Kushans). Dacians Thracians Tomyris Massagetae Thyssagetae Gaut Jats Oium Geats Crimean Goths “Getae.” Merriam-Webster...
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  • 1960 600 BC Features a loose portrayal of the Archaic Greek poet Sappho Tomyris 2019 600 – 530 BC The film is based on the story of Herodotus about the...
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    claimed her courage and virtue exceeded those of the ancient heroines Tomyris, Semiramis and Penthesilea. After negotiating on Christmas Day 1549 at...
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    Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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  • That was followed by the tragedies Cornélie, mère des Gracques in 1703, Tomyris, Reine des MaiTagetes in 1707 and La Mort de César in 1709. In 1719, Barbier...
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  • Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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    Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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