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*[[Clytemnestra]], Queen of [[Arcadia]]
*[[Clytemnestra]], Queen of [[Arcadia]]
*[[Demeter]], Queen of the Sacred Grove
*[[Demeter]], Queen of the Sacred Grove
*[[Denaye]], Queen of [[Isaiah]]
*[[Denaye]], Queen of [[Isaia]]
*[[Gaia]], the Wildwood Queen
*[[Gaia]], the Wildwood Queen
*[[Iesta]], Queen of the Hornets
*[[Iesta]], Queen of the Hornets

Revision as of 18:39, 30 January 2016

Queen is a title generally referring to female monarchs. It may be honorific, as in some cases with Goddesses or where it is gained by marriage, or it may apply to a female ruler fully invested with titular powers of their particular state or realm in her own right. Not all female rulers are referred to as queens, such as the case with A'issem the Chieftess of Aran'riod and most female city leaders. Where a queen is head of an empire, she is generally referred to as an empress, although not all empires address their queens as such as seen in the instance of the Seleucarian Empire. Finally, in the animal kingdom it is not uncommon for social species such as ants and termites to form colonies about one or more fertile females also referred to as queens.

Usage

Unnamed queens