Main Menu | List of entries | finished

NYNUS. Ninus, fl. ninth century B.C., was king of Assyria and husband of Semiramis. Together they waged war over the greater part of Asia, and when Ninus died Semiramis succeeded him. At the time of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, Ninus has already died (Met IV.88-901; OM VIII.229-1149).

Pyramus and Thisbe agree to steal away at night and to meet at Nynus's tomb, LGW 785. [Piramus: Semyrame: Tesbee]

Nynus is the OF variant.

Ovid, Met, ed. and trans. F.J. Miller, I: 184-185; OM, ed. C. de Boer, II, deel 21: 18-36.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARY
Copyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de Weever
Published by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.
Main Menu | List of entries | finished