arrival, references Tomyris (Act II, Sc. iii). Shakespeare's reference to Tomyris as 'Queen of the Scythians', rather than the usual Greek designation 'Queen of the Massagetae', points to two possible likely sources, Marcus Junianus Justinus' "Abridged Trogus Pompeius" in Latin, or Arthur Golding's translation (1564). In 1707 the opera Thomyris, Queen of Scythia was first staged in London. The name "Tomyris" also has been adopted into zoological taxonomy, for the Tomyris species group of Central American moths and the Tamyris genus of skipper butterflies. 590 Tomyris is the name given to one of the minor planets. The present-day country of Kazakhstan has adopted Tomyris as its national heroine and issues coins in her honour. In popular culture Toʻmarisning Koʻzlari (The Eyes of Tomyris) is a 1984 book of poems and stories by Uzbek author Xurshid Davron. Toʻmarisning Aytgani (The Sayings of Tomyris) is a 1996 book of poetry by Uzbek poet Halima Xudoyberdiyeva. The Kazakhstani film studio "Kazakhfilm" released the film Томирис (Tomyris) in late 2019. She is portrayed by Almira Tursyn. Tomyris leads the Scythian civilization in the 2016 4X video game Civilization VI developed by Firaxis Games. Washington D.C.-based, female-fronted, heavy metal band A Sound of Thunder, features a song titled "Tomyris," based on the historical figure, on their sixth full-length album It Was Metal released in 2018. See also Amage Zarinaea Footnotes Sources 6th-century BC women rulers Saka people Women in ancient warfare Women in war in Asia Iranian queens Iranic women Iranian rulers Massagetae