Lanike
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Lanike or Lanice , also called Hellanike or Alacrinis, daughter of Dropidas, was the sister of Clitus the Black
and the nurse of Alexander the Great. She was born, most likely, shortly after 380 BC
; for she is named as the mother of Proteas
and two other sons who died in the battle at Miletus in 334 BC
.Her husband may have been Andronicus.
by Oliver Stone
. Clitus asks Alexander, "Who planned the Asian invasion while you were still being spanked
on your bottom
by my sister Lanike?" In a rage Alexander proceeds to kill Clitus, but while mourning his actions, Alexander weeps about what he has done to Lanike, i.e. killing her brother. She also appears in numerous dramatic and fictional accounts of Alexander's life, such as the novel Fire From Heaven
by Mary Renault
.
Clitus the Black
Cleitus the Black was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel several years later...
and the nurse of Alexander the Great. She was born, most likely, shortly after 380 BC
380 BC
Year 380 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Poplicola, Poplicola, Maluginensis, Lanatus, Peticus, Mamercinus, Fidenas, Crassus and Mugillanus...
; for she is named as the mother of Proteas
Proteas of Macedon
Proteas , son of Andronicus and Lanike, was a syntrophos and hetairos of Alexander the Great. He had been sent with 15 ships by Antipater to protect the islands and the Greek mainland against Persian attack. Putting in at Chalcis on Euboea he advanced to Cythnus and then caught the Persian admiral...
and two other sons who died in the battle at Miletus in 334 BC
334 BC
Year 334 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudinus and Calvinus...
.Her husband may have been Andronicus.
Lanike in fiction
She is referenced in Alexander Revisited: The Final CutAlexander (film)
Alexander is a 2004 epic film based on the life of Alexander the Great. It is not a remake of the 1956 film which starred Richard Burton. It was directed by Oliver Stone, with Colin Farrell in the title role...
by Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
. Clitus asks Alexander, "Who planned the Asian invasion while you were still being spanked
Spanking
Spanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as...
on your bottom
Buttocks
The buttocks are two rounded portions of the anatomy, located on the posterior of the pelvic region of apes and humans, and many other bipeds or quadrupeds, and comprise a layer of fat superimposed on the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius muscles. Physiologically, the buttocks enable weight to...
by my sister Lanike?" In a rage Alexander proceeds to kill Clitus, but while mourning his actions, Alexander weeps about what he has done to Lanike, i.e. killing her brother. She also appears in numerous dramatic and fictional accounts of Alexander's life, such as the novel Fire From Heaven
Fire From Heaven
Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander. The book was nominated for the “Lost Man Booker Prize” of 1970, "a contest delayed by 40 years because a...
by Mary Renault
Mary Renault
Mary Renault born Eileen Mary Challans, was an English writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece...
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