Tomyris

Background

Tomyris was the widow of the king of the Massagetae, whom she succeeded as the queen of the tribe after he died.

Tomyris

!Tomyris and the Head of Cyrus, [Frankenthal porcelain, c. 1773](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/TomyrisandtheHeadofCyrusMETDP238532%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-TomyrisandtheHeadofCyrusMETDP238532%28cropped%29.jpg)

Tomyris

!Queen Tomyris learns that her son [Spargapises has been taken alive by Cyrus, by Jan Moy (1535–1550).](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/QueenTomyrislearnsthathersonSpargapiseshasbeentakenalivebyCyrus%2CbyJanMoy%281535-1550%29.jpg/250px-QueenTomyrislearnsthathersonSpargapiseshasbeentakenalivebyCyrus%2CbyJanMoy%281535-1550%29.jpg)

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