Berenice II of Egypt

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Berenice II of Egypt was a Hellenistic queen and co-ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, noted for her political influence, dynastic alliances, and association with the famous "Lock of Berenice" constellation myth.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Berenice II 5
Berenice II of Egypt canonical 5
Berenike II 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic queen ⓘ
Ptolemaic ruler ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ
female monarch ⓘ
associatedWith constellation Coma Berenices ⓘ
poem "Coma Berenices" ⓘ
poet Callimachus ⓘ
linked to: Callimachus

poet Catullus ⓘ
birthPlace Cyrenaica ⓘ
Cyrene ⓘ
causeOfSpouseDeath ordered assassination of Demetrius the Fair ⓘ
child Arsinoe III ⓘ
Berenice (daughter of Berenice II) ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
countryRuled Cyrenaica ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
culture Hellenistic Greek ⓘ
deathCause political intrigue ⓘ
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Lagid dynasty
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
father Magas of Cyrene ⓘ
genreOfRepresentation Hellenistic court poetry ⓘ
hasTitle Queen consort of Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Queen regnant of Cyrenaica ⓘ
languageSpoken Ancient Greek ⓘ
mother Apama II ⓘ
linked to: Apama I
mythologicalAssociation Lock of Berenice ⓘ
name Berenice II ⓘ
Berenike II ⓘ
nobleFamily Lagid dynasty ⓘ
notableEvent dedication of a lock of hair for Ptolemy III’s safe return from war ⓘ
marriage alliance uniting Cyrenaica with Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
notableFor association with the Lock of Berenice myth ⓘ
dynastic marriage alliances ⓘ
political influence in the Ptolemaic court ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
politicalRole co-regent with Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
influential figure in Ptolemaic foreign policy ⓘ
positionHeld Queen of Egypt ⓘ
co-ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
representedBy constellation Coma Berenices ⓘ
spouse Demetrius the Fair ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemy III Euergetes → spouse → Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator → mother → Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
Decree of Canopus → mentions → Berenice II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Ptolemy III Euergetes → spouse → Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
subject linked to: Euergetes
Berenice II of Egypt → name → Berenice II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Berenice II of Egypt → name → Berenike II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Arsinoe III → mother → Berenice II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Arsinoe III → predecessorAsQueen → Berenice II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Coma Berenices → namedAfter → Queen Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
House of Ptolemy → notableMember → Berenice II ⓘ
linked to: Berenice II of Egypt
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom → notableHolder → Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
Berenike → hasNotableBearer → Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ