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	Tomyris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tomyris was, according to Herodotus, a queen of the Massagetae.
		Elated by his victories in Asia, he strove to conquer the Getae, whose queen, as I have said, was Tomyris.
		Though she could have stopped the approach of Cyrus at the river Araxes, yet she permitted him to cross, preferring to overcome him in battle rather than to thwart him by advantage of position.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tomyris (217 words)

	Massagetae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to Herodotus, Cyrus of Persia met his death in a battle with the Massagetae living beyond Araxes river, a people from the southern deserts of Kwarezm in today Uzbekistan, Bukhara.
		The queen of the Massagetae, Tomyris, prevailed after Cyrus previously defeated Tomyris's son Spargapises.
		Queen Tomyris succeeded her dead husband, the former king of the Massagetae.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massagetae (234 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1161 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		TOMYRIS (T6fJivpis)9 a queen of the Massa - getae.
		Cyrus chose the latter alternative, and by a stratagem surprised and captured Spargapises, the son of Tomyris.
		Tomyris is described by Herodotus as roaming about the field after her victory in search of her enemy's body, on finding which she fastened his head in a leathern bag full of blood, in accordance with her threat.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/3495.html (916 words)

	The Baldwin Project: Cyrus the Great by Jacob Abbott
		This would be the wisest course, too, Tomyris said, for himself, and she counseled him, for his own welfare, to follow it.
		Then, if, in the battle that follows, Tomyris conquers you, she is already advanced three days' march into your dominions, and she may go on, and, before you can take measures for raising another army, make herself mistress of your empire.
		His mother Tomyris, when she heard of his fate, was frantic with grief and rage.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=abbott&book=cyrus&story=death (3537 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: In the Darkness, Hunting: Tales of Chimquar the Lionhawk by Janrae Frank
		Tomyris' knee slammed up, breaking the beast's jaw and driving the bone into its brain as she brought her sword hilt down on its skull.
		Tomyris found her gaze resting longest on the girl's large, dark liquid eyes, which reminded her of a young elk doe.
		Tomyris shrugged out of her shirt and sat by the fire in just the band, which snugged her breasts.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/eBook31807.htm (3068 words)

	Godwar Central -- www.janraefrank.com -- Changeling Son (excerpt) - page of 2
		Tomyris knelt at the edge of the water, dipped her cupped hand in, and brought up a handful.
		Tomyris stroked her neck; the long-lived animal was the only friend she had been able to bring out of her homeland six years past.
		Tomyris’; sword cleared its sheath: someone else had taken refuge in the ruins - with the Nakesht at their heels.
	janraefrank.com /index.php?id=14 (1328 words)

	Herodotus, Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and defaet of the Persians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I.205: At this time the Massagetai were ruled by a queen, named Tomyris, who at the death of her husband, the late king, had mounted the throne.
		Cyrus, therefore, finding that he did not advance his designs by this deceit, marched towards the Araxes, and openly displaying his hostile intentions; set to work to construct a bridge on which his army might cross the river, and began building towers upon the boats which were to be used in the passage.
		I.214: Tomyris, when she found that Cyrus paid no heed to her advice, collected all the forces of her kingdom, and gave him battle.
	www.earth-history.com /Persian/herodotus-tomyris.htm (1831 words)

	Welcome back! I hoped you all enjoyed The Queen, The Coquette and the Conqueror. Once again these characters belong to ...
		Tomyris looked over the Warrior's shoulder after congratulating her on both the tale and the deed behind it.
		Tomyris finally wound down from her hysteria and gasped, "every time I've seen her accomplish the impossible, she does something even more amazing.
		Tomyris jumped back in response and was abruptly stopped by the heavy wooden table behind her.
	www.xenafan.com /fiction/content2/amazwarlov.html (8466 words)

	Rampaging PMS: The Weaker Sex. Right.
		Maybe you boys remember him from a boring history class, when you weren't seeing if Brenda Ingram's skirt would hike a bit more so you could get a glimpse of her panties before the class was over.
		When she heard that he was building bridges in her territory so his troops could move through it quickly, she asked him to stop.
		Tomyris wrote an angry letter to him: "Give me back my son and get out of my country...If you refuse, I swear by the Sun, our Master, to give you more blood than you can drink for all your gluttony." Her son was murdered, and Tomyris* proceeded to destroy Cyrus' 200 thousand man army.
	rampagingpms.blogspot.com /2005/03/weaker-sex-right.html (674 words)

	Herodotus - The Histories - Page 207 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At this time the Massagetae were ruled by a queen, named Tomyris, who at the death of her husband, the late king, had mounted the throne.
		To her Cyrus sent ambassadors, with instructions to court her on his part, pretending that he wished to take her to wife.
		Tomyris, however, aware that it was her kingdom, and not herself, that he courted, forbade the men to approach.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/eu04/herodotus_page_207.htm (146 words)

	Herodotus' Inquiries, Book 1: installment 8
		To him who had that toil, Tomyris sent a herald and said this: “O king of the Medes, stop hastening what you are hastening; for you cannot know whether it will be brought to an end in season for you.
		Those were the judgements at issue and Cyrus, after letting go the first judgement and choosing that of Croesus, proclaimed to Tomyris that she should go back on the ground that he for his part would cross over to her.
		Of Hystaspes, the son of Arsames, who was an Achaemenid, the oldest of the sons was Darius, being then in age somewhere near to twenty years, and he was left behind among the Persians, because he was not yet of the age to advance with an army.
	www.losttrails.com /pages/Tales/Inquiries/Herodotus_8.html (1683 words)

	Famous Persons: Queen Tomyris by ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO
		Tomyris was the queen of nomadic people of central Asia in ancient times.
		According to Herodotus (1:214), Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian empire, met his death in battle against her.
		Because of the circumstances, the episode came to be regarded as symbolic act of justice, and paintings of it were commissioned to hang in courts of law.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/a/andrea/castagno/2_famous/6tomyri.html (135 words)

	Women in Astronomy & Other Stuff
		Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae, Defeats Cyrus the Great in Battle
		"Tomyris, when she found that Cyrus paid no heed to her advice, collected all the forces of her kingdom, and gave him battle.
		Of all the combats in which the barbarians have engaged among themselves, I reckon this to have been the fiercest.
	www.physics.uc.edu /~sitko/women.html (2728 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea by Joan Druett
		The Massagetae, a mighty tribe of watermen and warriors, were under siege by Persian forces led by Cyrus the Great, a tyrant whose ambition to control the whole of Asia from the Hindu Kush to the Mediterranean was almost fulfilled.
		Queen Tomyris was probably not at all surprised when the news of her husband's death led to a prompt proposal of marriage from the Persian monarch.
		Furious at this treachery, Tomyris sent Cyrus a message in which she vowed "by the sun, the lord of the Massagetae, that for all you are so insatiate of blood, I will give you your fill thereof." And she was as good as her word.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook4992.htm (765 words)

	History of Herodotus by Herodotus
		Many strong motives weighed with him and urged him on- his birth especially, which seemed something more than human, and his good fortune in all his former wars, wherein he had always found that against what country soever he turned his arms, it was impossible for that people to escape.
		While the Persian leader was occupied in these labours, Tomyris sent a herald to him, who said, "King of the Medes, cease to press this enterprise, for thou canst not know if what thou art doing will be of real advantage to thee.
		Cyrus, when the two plans were thus placed in contrast before him, changed his mind, and preferring the advice which Croesus had given, returned for answer to Tomyris that she should retire, and that he would cross the stream.
	www.4literature.net /Herodotus/History_of_Herodotus/29.html (1244 words)

	The Frick Collection : Sculpture : Severo : Queen Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Queen Tomyris shares with these bronzes of women a number of characteristics, and although none are signed, the group relates stylistically to other works that are.
		Her torso and especially her hips are awkwardly articulated, her stance is uneasily poised, and her hands are enormous.
		The widowed Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae, a Scythian nation, led her troops to battle against the Persian king Cyrus, who had invaded her land and captured her son.
	www.frick.org /html/ssevero.htm (193 words)

	FReeper Canteen ~ Part V of Women Warriors: Asia ~ February 17, 2004
		In 529 BC, Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae in southwest Asia, led her armies in defeating the invasion of Cyrus the Great of Persia.
		He first tried to woo her but she did not respond to this trap and later, when he captured and killed her son by stealth she threatened that 'I will give you your fill of blood'.
		Tomyris sought out his body, cut off the head and quenched it in a bowl of blood with the famous words 'Satia te sanguine quem semper sitisti' (Sate thyself on the blood for which thou hast always thirsted).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1079602/posts (3252 words)

	Herodotus - The Histories - Page 208
		While the Persian leader was occupied in these labors, Tomyris sent a herald to him, who said, "King of the Medes, cease to press this enterprise, for you cannot know if what you are doing will be of real advantage to you.
		Or, if you like better to give us battle on your side of the stream, retire yourself an equal distance." Cyrus, on this offer, called together the chiefs of the Persians, and laid the matter before them, requesting them to advise him as to what he should do.
		All the votes were in favor of his letting Tomyris cross the stream, and giving battle on Persian ground.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/eu04/herodotus_page_208.htm (218 words)

	Falas Logs: Seth and Danai's Wedding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tomyris stands a little aside behind the table on the estern side and observes the people and the scene.
		Narbelithil smiles to Seth as he falls silent, aaiting the arrival of Danai before continuing with the ceremony, though he does motion to an attendant nearby who brings forth a tray upon which are three candles, one of which is lit.
		Tomyris stands still and motionless, but as a loving look appears in her eyes, she looks down to the grounds for a long while, then up again, locking her gaze on the newly wed couple.
	plaza.ufl.edu /laurenw/sethdan.htm (4194 words)

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		By winning Tomyris' attentions when no one else could I proved myself as a Amazon.
		A weak smile eased across Tomyris' face as she realized the Warrior was not going to kill her.
		First Tomyris had kicked the Warrior in the equalibrium and now Ephiny had gone and swiped her beloved horse.
	www.xenafan.com /fiction/content2/warbaramaz.html (9881 words)

	GIAN BATTISTA (1485-1557) - Online Information article about GIAN BATTISTA (1485-1557) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		GIAN BATTISTA (1485-1557), the eldest son of Paolo Ramusio and Tomyris Macachio, was born at Treviso in 1485 (June 20).
		Having been educated at Venice and at Padua, at an early
		In 1524 he married Franceschina, daughter of Francesco Navagero, a noblea papal dispensation being required on account of her being cousin to his mother Tomyris.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GEO_GNU/GIAN_BATTISTA_1485_1557_.html (1696 words)

	Fed Meet and Greet Halloween Special (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tomyris asks, "can any girl be a sister?"
		Tomyris cheers as the flames shoot all over
		Tomyris says, "you mean they let CG host 2 events"
	www.ibgames.net /federation/events/duchyreview/2000/halloween.html (3361 words)

	Short Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		the death of her husband, and her name was Tomyris.
		but Tomyris understanding that he was wooing not herself but rather
		While he was busied about this labour, Tomyris sent a herald and
	1.profitbis.com /story-257.php (158 words)

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		Herodotus said Tomyris defeated the Persian king Cyrus, who reigned in the 6th century BC [3].
		Herotodus lived about a century after those events, so he was working with second-hand accounts at best: He very likely never heard Tomyris' name in its original form.
		http://www.bartleby.com/65/xe/Xerxes1.html [3] "Herodotus: Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians under Cyrus", Ancient History Sourcebook (WWW: Paul Halsall, 1998).
	www.panix.com /~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi/3006.txt (918 words)

	The Victory Of Queen Tomyris ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Luigi Schiavonetti, Queen Elizabeth Receiving the News of the Death of her Sister Queen Mary, after R. Westall, 1804
		Ancient History Sourcebook: Herodotus: Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians
		Herodotus: The defeat of the Persians under Cyrus the Great by Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai
	wwar.com /masters/t/tomyris-the_victory_of_queen.html (391 words)

	massagetae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Frick Collection : Sculpture : Severo : Queen Tomyris with the...
		gestures, and open-mouthed stare are singularly ambiguous.Â The widowed Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae, a Scythian nation, led her troops to battle against the Persian king Cyrus, who had invaded...
		back to top of NAMES) Â Other Important People of Varying Nationalities Tomyris Queen of Massagetae (the land across the Araxes River) who defeats Cyrus and sticks his head in a bucket of blood.
	massagetae.networklive.org (344 words)

	Short Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When these words were reported to him Cyrus made no
		account of them; and the son of the queen Tomyris, Spargapises, when
		Tomyris, as Cyrus did not listen to her, gathered together all her
	1.profitbis.com /story-267.php (140 words)

	Northvegr - Jordane's Origins and Deeds of the Goths
		(61) Then Cyrus, king of the Persians, after a long interval of almost exactly six hundred and thirty years (as Pompeius Trogus relates), waged an unsuccessful war against Tomyris, Queen of the Getae.
		(62) As Cyrus approached, fortune at first so favored the Parthians that they slew the son of Tomyris and most of the army.
		After achieving this victory and winning so much booty from her enemies, Queen Tomyris crossed over into that part of Moesia which is now called Lesser Scythia--a name borrowed from great Scythia,--and built on the Moesian shore of Pontus the city of Tomi, named after herself.
	www.northvegr.org /lore/jgoth/006.php (1434 words)

	Detail of Women from The Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris by Peter Paul Rubens Posters by Peter Paul Rubens at ...
		Detail of Women from The Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris by Peter Paul Rubens Posters by Peter Paul Rubens at AllPosters.com
		This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer.Â The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of archival ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
		Detail of Women from The Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris by Peter Paul Rubens
	www.allposters.com /-sp/Detail-of-Women-from-The-Head-of-Cyrus-Brought-to-Queen-Tomyris-by-Peter-Paul-Rubens_i1026572_.htm (140 words)

	Chapter Custance <i>to</i> Czar of C by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Cyric ( St.), the saint to whom sailors address themselves.
		Cyrus, after subduing the eastern parts of Asia, was defeated by Tomyris queen of the Massag etæ, in Scythia.
		Tomyris cut off his head, and threw it into a vessel filled with human blood, saying, as she did so, “There, drink thy fill.” Dante refers to this incident in his Purgatory, xii.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1113/14633/4.html (421 words)

	meowy's Got Stuff to Say (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By Tomyris on September 1 2004 at 10:49 pm
		You sent me a copy of one of them about a year ago.
		By Tomyris on September 1 2004 at 10:58 pm
	strayalleycat.com /blog/index.php/weblog/comments/2048 (176 words)

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