Queen of Tears, Mary of Mo´dena, second wife of James II. of England (1658-1718).
Her eyes became eternal fountains of sorrow for that crown her own ill policy contributed to lose.—Noble, Memoirs, etc. (1784).
Queen of the East, Zenobia, queen of Palmy´ra (*, 266-273).
Queen of the South, Maqueda, or Balkis, queen of Sheba, or Saba.
The queen of the south ... came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.—Matt. xii. 42; see also 1 Kings x. 1.
*** According to tradition, the queen of the south had a son by Solomon, named Melech, who reigned in Ethiopia or Abyssinia, and added to his name the words Belul Gian (“precious stone”), alluding to a ring given to him by Solomon. Belul Gian translated into Latin, became pretiosus Joannes, which got corrupted into Prester John (presbyter Johannes), and has given rise to the fables of this “mythical king of Ethiopia.”
Queen of the Swords. Minna Troil was so called, because the gentlemen, formed into two lines, held their swords so as to form an arch or roof under which Minna led the ladies of the party.—Sir W. Scott, The Pirate (time, William III.).
*** In 1877, W. Q. Orchardson, R. A., exhibited a picture in illustration of this incident.
Queen (My).
But thou thyself shall not come down
From that pure region far above,
But keep thy throne and wear thy crown,
Queen of my heart and queen of love!
A monarch in thy realm complete,
And I a monarch—at thy feet!
William Winter, Wanderers (1889).