For the synonym of the moth genus Hypena, see Tomyris (moth). For the 2019 historical film, see Tomiris (film).
"Tamyris" redirects here. For the genus of butterflies, see Tamyris (skipper). For the female name, see Tomris.
Tomyris
Tomyris as imagined by Castagno, 15th century
Queen of the Massagetae
Reign
unknown – c. 520s BCE
Predecessor
unnamed husband
Successor
Skunkha (?)
Died
c. 520s BCE
Spouse
unnamed husband
Issue
Spargapises
Religion
Scythian religion
Tomyris and the Head of Cyrus, Frankenthal porcelain, c. 1773Queen Tomyris learns that her son Spargapises has been taken alive by Cyrus, by Jan Moy (1535–1550).Tomyris Plunges the Head of the Dead Cyrus Into a Vessel of Blood by Rubens
Tomyris (/ˈtɒmɪrɪs/; Saka: *Taumuriyaʰ; Ancient Greek: Τομυρις, romanized: Tomuris; Latin: Tomyris[1][2]) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, is known only from the Greek historian Herodotus. According to him, she reigned over the Massagetae, an Iranian Saka people of Central Asia.[3] Tomyris led her armies to defend against an attack by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire, and defeated and killed him in 530 BC. She had his severed head placed in a bag or bowl filled with blood, saying to it "There: drink your fill of blood!"
She is not mentioned in the few other early sources covering the period, especially Ctesias.
Tomyris became a fairly popular subject in European art and literature during the Renaissance. In art the usual subject was her receiving the head of Cyrus, or putting it into the blood-filled container. This became part of the Power of Women group of women subjects who triumphed in various ways over men.
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Tomyris (/ˈtɒmɪrɪs/; Saka: *Taumuriyaʰ; Ancient Greek: Τομυρις, romanized: Tomuris; Latin: Tomyris) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, is known...
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,...
Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The name is a modern Turkic derivation of Tomyris (Eastern Iranian: تهمرییش Tahm-Rayiš), an ancient Iranian Massagetae queen...
Tomyris (minor planet designation: 590 Tomyris) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Its name derives from the Massagetean (ancient Eastern Iranian) ruler...
captured a Massagetaean camp by ruse, after which the Massagetae queen Tomyris led the tribe's main force against the Persians, defeated them, killed...
bizarre heroines" selected from fiction and history, among them Penthesilea, Tomyris, Semiramis. Literature and suites of tapestry featured the full complement...
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...
ago. The Kazakhstani film studio "Kazakhfilm" released the film Томирис (Tomyris) in late 2019. She is portrayed by Almira Tursyn. Girls of her tribe in...
physician and naturalist first described the Caspian cobra originally as Tomyris oxiana in 1831. Russian naturalist Alexander Strauch placed it in the genus...
Saka") King of the Sakā tigraxaudā Reign mid 6th century BCE–518 BCE Predecessor Tomyris (?) Successor unknown Saka Skuⁿxa Religion Scythian religion...
Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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...
Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
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...
in the Neo-Babylonian Empire, depicts Semiramis as a Babylonian queen. Tomyris 2019 600 – 530 BC The film is based on the story of Herodotus about the...
feed primarily on Eucalyptus plants. This genus was previously known as Tomyris (named by Félicien Chapuis in 1874) or Odontionopa (named by Wilhelm Ferdinand...
Median Empire Deioces Phraortes Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Saka Massagetae Tomyris Saka Skunkha Saka (Arzhan culture) (Pazyryk Culture) 539–331 BCE Achaemenid...
somewhat late joiners to the group, but increasingly popular later on. Tomyris, the Scythian queen who defeated Cyrus the Great and abused his corpse...
Roosevelt of America, creating massive empires focusing on natural beauty Tomyris of Scythia, an early game cavalry force. Trajan of Rome, focusing broadly...
Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, the Cumaean Sibyl, Esther and Tomyris. Also from around 1450 is the Crucifixion in London, as well as the David...
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...
herald Baviere included Penthesilea and the two Amazons Semiramis and Tomyris among the strong women. A Netherlandish list of 101 strong women published...
in South Asian contexts as the Kuṣānas (or Kushans). Dacians Thracians Tomyris Massagetae Thyssagetae Gaut Jats Oium Geats Crimean Goths "Getae". Encyclopædia...
Lyde(Woman who tames her son Alyattes by fasting) Pheretime Thargelia Tomyris Artemisia I of Caria Onomaris Gera, Deborah (1997). Warrior Women: The...
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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