Semiramis Semiramis (; ''Šammīrām'', ''Šamiram'', , ''Samīrāmīs'') 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 ...

was the legendary queen of King Ninus who succeeded him to the throne of Assyria. Semiramis or Sémiramis may also refer to: * 584 Semiramis, a minor planet * ''Sémiramis'' (tragedy), a play by Voltaire * Semiramis (band), an Italian progressive rock group * ''Sémiramis'' (Catel), an 1802 opera by Charles-Simon Catel * ''Sémiramis'' (Destouches), an opera by André Cardinal Destouches * Semiramis Hotel in Cairo *

Semiramis Hotel bombing An attack was carried out by the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah on the Christian-owned Semiramis Hotel in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. After suspecting that the Semiramis ho ...

a terrorist attack resulting in 25-26 deaths. * Semiramis Pekkan (b. 1948), a Turkish singer and actress * HMS Semiramis (1808), a British warship launched in 1808

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