Arsinoe
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Arsinoe sometimes spelled Arsinoë, pronounced Arsinoi in modern Greek, may refer to:
Literature
- Arsinoe, a character in Le MisanthropeLe MisanthropeThe Misanthrope 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, Paris by the King's Players....
, a play by French playwright Molière - Arsinoe, a character in The EtruscanThe EtruscanThe Etruscan is a novel by Mika Waltari, published in 1956, telling of the adventures of a young man, Turms, which begins approximately in 480 BC. It tells of the spiritual development of Turms, as he adventures from Greece to Sicily, then to Rome and then finally to Tuscany, where he learns of his...
, a book by Finnish writer Mika Waltari
Mythology
- Arsinoe or Laodamia, nurse of OrestesOrestesOrestes was the son of Agamemnon in Greek mythology; Orestes may also refer to:Drama*Orestes , by Euripides*Orestes, the character in Sophocles' tragedy Electra*Orestes, the character in Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies, Oresteia...
- Arsinoe, daughter of Leucippus and possible mother of AsclepiusAsclepiusAsclepius is the God of Medicine and Healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
by Apollo - Arsinoe or Alphesiboea, daughter of PhegeusPhegeusPhegeus was a Greek mythological king who offered succor and his daughter, Arsinoe , to Alcmaeon, who was fleeing from the Erinyes. Alcmaeon left his mother's, Eriphyle's, jewelry and clothing with him and then returned for it later in order to please the river god Achelous and have his daughter,...
, king of Psophis, and wife of Alcmaeon - Arsinoe, one of the MinyadesMinyadesThe Minyades were three sisters in Greek mythology who were daughters of Minyas, and the protagonists of a myth about the perils of neglecting the worship of Dionysus...
, according to Plutarch - Arsinoe, one of the NysiadsNysiadsThe Nysiads or Nysiades were the nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant Dionysus.Their names include:* Ambrosia* Arsinoe* Bromia or Bromis* Cisseis* Coronis* Erato...
- Arsinoe, daughter of Nicocreon, loved by ArceophonArceophonIn Greek mythology, Arceophon was a wealthy man of Salamis in Cyprus, son of Minnyrides, a Phoenician.Arceophon fell in love with Arsinoe, daughter of King Nicocreon of Salamis , and wooed her, but Nicocreon refused to give his daughter to Arceophon because of the latter's Phoenician descent...
People
- Arsinoe of Macedon, mother of Ptolemy I Soter
- Arsinoe I (305 BC–247 BC) of Egypt
- Arsinoe II (316 BC–270 BC) of Egypt
- Arsinoe III of EgyptArsinoe III of EgyptArsinoe III was Queen of Egypt . She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II.Between late October and early November 220 BC she was married to her brother, Ptolemy IV. She took active part in the government of the country, at least in the measure that it was tolerated by the all-powerful...
(died 204 BC) - Arsinoe IV of EgyptArsinoe IV of EgyptArsinoë IV was the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt...
(died 41 BC) — (half) sister of Cleopatra VII ("Cleopatra")
Places
- Arsinoe (Cilicia)Arsinoe (Cilicia)Arsinoe was an ancient city on the coast of Cilicia between Anemurium and Celenderus; the site is near the modern city of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Strabo mentions Arsinoe as having a port...
- Arsinoe (Crete)Arsinoe (Crete)Arsinoe was an ancient city of Crete assigned to Lyctus, adjacent to the older city of Rhithymna. Berkelius supposes that an error had crept into the text, and that for we should read . Its identification with Rhithymna was first proposed by Eckhel...
- Arsinoe (Northwest Cyprus)Arsinoe (Northwest Cyprus)Arsinoe was an ancient city in northwestern Cyprus, near the promontory of Akamas , near the older city, Marion ; some ancient writers conflate the two cities . A city was extant on the site before the Ptolemies took control of the region...
- Arsinoe (Southwest Cyprus)Arsinoe (Southwest Cyprus)Arsinoe was an ancient city in southwestern Cyprus, lying between Old and New Paphos, with a harbour, temple, and sacred grove described by Strabo . The city was founded by Ptolemy Philadelphus and named for Arsinoe II of Egypt, his wife and sister. The ancient name survives in the present...
- The promontory upon which this city lay was called Arsinoe
- Arsinoe (Gulf of Suez)Arsinoe (Gulf of Suez)Arsinoe or Arsinoites or Cleopatris or Cleopatra, was an ancient city at the northern extremity of the Heroopolite Gulf , in the Red Sea.-History:...
, one of the great ports of Egypt - Arsinoe (Ethiopia), now located in Eritrea
- CrocodilopolisCrocodilopolisCrocodilopolis or Krokodilopolis or Ptolemais Euergetis or Arsinoe or Krialon was an ancient city in the Heptanomis, Egypt, the capital of Arsinoites nome, on the western bank of the Nile, between the river and the Lake Moeris, southwest of Memphis, in lat. 29° N...
was renamed Arsinoe - FamagustaFamagustaFamagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
was once called Arsinoe - KonopeKonopeKonope or Conope and later, Arsinoe or Arsinoia , was an ancient city of Aetolia, near the eastern bank of the Achelous River, and 20 stadia from the ford of this river; near the modern village of Angelokastro in the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture, Greece...
was renamed Arsinoe - Olbia (Egypt)Olbia (Egypt)Olbia or Arsinoe was an ancient city in the Regio Troglodytica upon the western coast of the Red Sea between Philoteras and Myos Hormos. . The city was renamed from Olbia to Arsinoe by Ptolemy II in honor of Arsinoe II of Egypt, who was both his sister and wife. According to Agatharchides Olbia...
was renamed Arsinoe - Patara (Lycia) was renamed Arsinoe
- TaucheiraTaucheiraTaucheira, Tukrah or El Agouriya , 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:...
was renamed Arsinoe. - ArsinoiArsinoiArsinoi is a Local Community of the Municipal Unit , Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the Regional Unit of Messenia in the Region of Peloponnēsos, one of 7 Regions into which the Hellenic Republic has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, authorized by Law 3852, Issue 1 of 7...
, a community in Messenia