Arsinoe II

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Arsinoe II was a prominent Hellenistic queen of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty, noted for her political influence, dynastic marriages, and later deification as a goddess.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic queen ⓘ
Ptolemaic queen ⓘ
ancient Greek woman ⓘ
deified person ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
associatedWith Ptolemaic ruler cult ⓘ
naval victories commemorated at Cape Zephyrium ⓘ
birthDate circa 316 BC ⓘ
birthPlace Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia region

Thrace (Macedonian-controlled region) ⓘ
linked to: Thrace
burialPlace Alexandria (probable) ⓘ
child Ptolemy of Telmessos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
cult state cult of Arsinoe Philadelphus ⓘ
deathDate July 270 BC ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria ⓘ
deifiedAs goddess Arsinoe Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II

syncretic form of Aphrodite ⓘ
syncretic form of Isis ⓘ
father Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
hasCulturalDepiction coins bearing her portrait ⓘ
reliefs in Ptolemaic sanctuaries ⓘ
statues in Egyptian temples ⓘ
honorificTitle Philadelphus ⓘ
influenced royal ideology of later Ptolemies ⓘ
knownFor being deified after death ⓘ
dynastic marriages ⓘ
political influence in the Ptolemaic court ⓘ
promotion of sibling marriage as royal ideology ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Lagid dynasty
mother Berenice I of Egypt ⓘ
name Arsinoe II ⓘ
Arsinoe II Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II

Arsinoe Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
nobleTitle Queen of Asia Minor ⓘ
Queen of Egypt ⓘ
Queen of Macedon ⓘ
Queen of Thrace ⓘ
positionHeld co-ruler of Egypt ⓘ
queen consort of Lysimachus ⓘ
queen consort of Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
queen consort of Ptolemy Keraunos ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
residence Alexandria ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
sibling Meleager of Macedon ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
Ptolemy Keraunos ⓘ
spouse Lysimachus ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
Ptolemy Keraunos ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemy II Philadelphus → spouse → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Lysimachus → spouse → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II) → maternalGrandmother → Arsinoe II of Thrace ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Theoi Adelphoi → hasMember → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Theoi Adelphoi → hasComponent → Arsinoe II of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Theoi Adelphoi → associatedQueen → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter → child → Arsinoe II ⓘ
subject linked to: Ptolemy
Berenice I of Egypt → motherOf → Arsinoe II of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Ptolemaios Philadelphos → spouse → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Ptolemaios Philadelphos → sibling → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Arsinoe I → relative → Arsinoe II (by marriage into same Ptolemaic house) ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II → name → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Arsinoe II → name → Arsinoe II Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II → name → Arsinoe Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II → deifiedAs → goddess Arsinoe Philadelphus ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II
Arsinoe III → grandmother → Arsinoe II ⓘ
House of Ptolemy → notableMember → Arsinoe II ⓘ
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom → notableHolder → Arsinoe II of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe II