Ninus

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Ninus

(ˈnaɪnəs)
n
(Biography) a king of Assyria and the legendary founder of Nineveh, husband of Semiramis
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Anderson, "The Silence of Semiramis: Shame and Desire in the Ninus Romance and Other Greek Novels," AN 7 (2008), 1-28).
Stefan Tilg, Chariton of Aphrodisias and the Invention of the Greek Novel
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 silence of Semiramis: shame and desire in the Ninus romance and other Greek novels
The texts at issue are the Ninus romance, the Chaereas and Callirhoe of Chariton, the Ephesiaca of Xenophon, and the Metiochus and Parthenope romance.
The chronology of the earlier Greek novels since B.E. Perry: revisions and precisions

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