Salmissra is the shared name a number of fictional characters in the works of David Eddings, including The Belgariad and The Malloreon. She is both the queen of Nyissa and the high priestess of their god, Issa. The original Salmissra lived during the first age, and was beloved of the god Issa. When she died, each successive ruler of Nyissa was chosen based on their appearance and mannerisms as compared to the real Salmissra. Belgarath remarks that such an arrangement makes things easier because each Salmissra is always the same over the eons. Chosen at a young age, the Salmissras were kept on many drugs intended to keep the appearance of youth but at the cost of violent mood swings and increased sexual appetites. She is attended on by a succession of consorts and eunuchs. The most prominen