Arsinoe grc, Ἀρσινόη, Arsinoë, pronounced Arsinoi in modern Greek, may refer to:

People

Arsinoe of Macedon Arsinoe grc, Ἀρσινόη, Arsinoë, pronounced Arsinoi in modern Greek, may refer to: People * Arsinoe of Macedon, mother of Ptolemy I Soter * Apama II or Arsinoe (c. 292 BC–after 249 BC), wife of Magas of Cyrene and mother of Berenice II ...

, mother of Ptolemy I Soter *

Apama II Apama ( grc, Ἀπάμα, Apáma), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I, was a Sogdian noblewoman and the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apama was the ...

or Arsinoe (c. 292 BC–after 249 BC), wife of Magas of Cyrene and mother of Berenice II * Arsinoe, probable mother of

Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was b ...

or his first wife Nicaea of Macedon *

Arsinoe I Arsinoe I ( el, Αρσινόη Α’, 305 BC – after c. 248 BC), Footnote 10 was queen of Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Life Arsinoe was the second daughter and youngest child born to King Lysimachus and Nicaea of Macedon. Her ...

(305 BC–247 BC) of Egypt *

Arsinoe II Arsinoë II ( grc-koi, Ἀρσινόη, 316 BC – unknown date between July 270 and 260 BC) was a Ptolemaic queen and co-regent of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of ancient Egypt. She was given the Egyptian title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt", making ...

(316 BC–270 BC) of Egypt *

Arsinoe III of Egypt Arsinoe III Philopator ( grc, Ἀρσινόη ἡ Φιλοπάτωρ, which means "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt in 220 – 204 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II. She wa ...

(c. 246 BC–204 BC) *

Arsinoe IV of Egypt Arsinoë IV ( grc-gre, Ἀρσινόη; between 68 and 63 BC – 41 BC) was the fourth of six children and the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes. Queen and co-ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt with her brother Ptolemy XIII from 48 BC – 47 BC, sh ...

(died 41 BC), half-sister of Cleopatra VII * Arsinoe (mythology), name of multiple mythological figures

Places

Arsinoe (Cilicia) Arsinoe ( grc, Ἀρσινόη) was a city on the coast of ancient Cilicia between Anemurium and Aydıncık, Mersin, Kelenderis; the site is near the modern city of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Strabo mentions Arsinoe as having a port. In th ...

Arsinoe (Crete) Arsinoe ( Greek: ) was a city of ancient Crete controlled by Lyctus according to the Stephanus of Byzantium. This town is believed to belong to the Hellenistic period. According to some scholars, it was adjacent to (and perhaps overlaying) the olde ...

Arsinoe (Northwest Cyprus) Arsinoe (Greek: ) was an ancient city in northwestern Cyprus built on top of the older city, Marion (Greek: ); some ancient writers conflate the two cities. Ptolemy I Soter destroyed the town of Marion in 312 BCE and removed some inhabitants ...

Arsinoe (Southwest Cyprus) Arsinoe ( grc, Ἀρσινόη) was a city in southwestern ancient Cyprus, lying between Old and New Paphos, with a harbour, temple, and sacred grove described by Strabo. The city was founded by Ptolemy Philadelphus ; egy, Userkanaenre Merya ...

Arsinoe (Gulf of Suez) Arsinoe (Greek language, Greek: ) or Arsinoites or Cleopatris or Cleopatra, was an ancient city at the northern extremity of the Gulf of Suez, Heroopolite Gulf (Gulf of Suez), in the Red Sea. History Arsinoe was the capital of the Heroopolite nome ...

, a port of Egypt *

Arsinoe (Eritrea) Arsinoe ( grc, Ἀρσινόη), sometimes called Arsinoe Epidires, was an ancient city of the Avalitæ, at Dire promontory in Eritrea, north of Berenice Epideires, and near the entrance of the Red Sea (Bab-el-Mandeb). The city was founded by P ...

* Conope (Greece) or Arsinoe *

Ephesus Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in t ...

, also called Arsinoe *

Faiyum Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...

(Egypt), also called Arsinoe or Crocodilopolis, seat of the Roman Catholic titular bishopric Arsinoë in Arcadia *

Famagusta Famagusta ( , ; el, Αμμόχωστος, Ammóchostos, ; tr, Gazimağusa or ) is a city on the east coast of Geography of Cyprus, Cyprus. It is located east of Nicosia District, Nicosia and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. Duri ...

(Cyprus) or Arsinoe *

Coressia Coressia or Koressia ( grc, Κορησσία), also spelt Coresia or Koresia (Κορησία), also known as Coressus and Arsinoe (Ἀρσινόη), was a town of Ceos, and functioned as the harbour of Iulis. Near it was a temple of Apollo Sminthe ...

(Greece), called Arsinoe in the Hellenistic period *

Methana Methana ( el, Μέθανα) is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

(Greece), called Arsinoe in the Ptolemaic period *

Olbia (Egypt) Olbia or Arsinoe (Greek: ) was an ancient city in the Regio Troglodytica upon the western coast of the Red Sea between Philoteras ( Quseir or Kosseir) and Myos Hormos. (Strabo xvi. p. 769; Steph. B. s. v. ). The city was renamed from Olbia to Ars ...

or Arsinoe *

Patara (Lycia) Patara ( Lycian: 𐊓𐊗𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊀, ''Pttara''; el, Πάταρα) was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city, capital of Lycia, on the south-west coast of Turkey near the modern small town of Gelemiş, in Antalya Provi ...

or Arsinoe *

Taucheira Tocra, Taucheira or Tukrah, is a town on the coast of the Marj District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya, founded by Cyrene. It lay 200 stadia west of Ptolemais. Today it is a coastal town west of Marj. History Founded by the G ...

(Libya) or Arsinoe *

Arsinoes Chaos Arsinoes Chaos is a chaos terrain in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle on Mars. It is 200 km in diameter. Its location is 7.66 °S and 27.9 °W. Arsinoes Chaos was named after Arsinoe, a queen of ancient Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy and Berenice. ...

, located in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle on Mars

Literature

* Arsinoe, a character in ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Sai ...

'' by Molière * Arsinoe, a character in ''

The Etruscan ''The Etruscan'' (original title ''Turms, Kuolematon'' which translates to ''Turms, Immortal'') is a novel by Mika Waltari Mika Toimi Waltari (; 19 September 1908 – 26 August 1979) was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel '' ...

'' by Mika Waltari * Arsinoe, a character in ''

Three Dark Crowns 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: * AD 3, the third year of the AD era * 3 BC, the third year before the AD era * March, the third month Books * '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...

'' by Kendare Blake *

Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus ''Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus'' by Thomas Clayton was the first Italian-style opera (in English) to be staged in England. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 16 January 1705. There were various historical women named Arsinoe, but from th ...

, a 1705 English opera

Other uses

* ''Arsinoe'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae * 404 Arsinoë, an asteroid

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