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Antiochus Hierax
Antiochus (; Ἀντίoχoς; killed c. 226 BC), called Hierax (, Ἱέραξ, "Hawk") for his grasping and ambitious character, was the younger son of Antiochus II and Laodice I and separatist leader in the HellenisticSeleucid kingdom, who ruled as king of Syria during his brother's reign.