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Ninus

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Ninus
a king of Assyria and the legendary founder of Nineveh, husband of Semiramis


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Introduction In fragment A of the Ninus Romance, a richly rewarding text for both the literary critic and the cultural historian, Ninus and his beloved cousin Semiramis each in turn seek parental consent for their marriage.
The reference is designed to move Nero in the direction of matricide, suggesting first of all that Agrippina is guilty of intrigue and second that if she would act the role of Semiramis, he (Nero) must fulfill the terms of the comparison and "legitimately" kill his mother, as Ninus (Semiramis's son) is said to have done.
discusses Chariton's Callirhoe, Ninus, Metiochus and Parthenope, Xenophon of Ephesus' Ephesian story, Antonius Diogenes' Wonders beyond Thule, Lucian's True Histories, Ps.
 
 
 
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