person
Semiramis
also: Szemirámisz
The legendary Assyrian warrior-queen credited with founding Babylon; for Madách she represents the Eastern woman who achieved renown only by playing a man's part, not through womanly virtues.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Semiramis and Rhodopis
Semiramis was the legendary Assyrian warrior-queen; Rhodopis a Greek courtesan in Egypt said to have inspired the Cinderella legend — both figures of female power achieved by transgressing conventional female roles.