Laodice of Macedonia ( gr, Λαοδίκη) was a Greek noblewoman and wife of
Antiochus (fl. 4th century BC), a general of distinction in the service of
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...
. She was the mother of
Seleucus, the founder of the
Seleucid Empire and Seleucus' sister
Didymeia. It was pretended, in consequence of a dream which she had, that
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label= Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label ...
was the real father of her child. No less than five cities were founded by Seleucus in different parts of his dominions, which bore in her honour the name of
Laodicea.
References
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Smith, William; ''
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 ...
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"Laodice (4)" Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, (1867)
Notes
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4th-century BC Greek people
4th-century BC Greek women
Seleucid dynasty