Antigone of Epirus

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Antigone of Epirus was the first wife of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Molossian queen whose marriage helped secure his early political alliances.

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Antigone of Epirus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Molossian queen ⓘ
ancient Greek noblewoman ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
associatedWith Molossian kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Molossian Kingdom

Ptolemaic court in Egypt ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Epirus ⓘ
ethnicGroup Molossians ⓘ
father Berenice I of Egypt’s first husband (name uncertain in sources) ⓘ
floruit early 3rd century BC ⓘ
historicalContext post-Alexander the Great successor kingdoms ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
marriageHelpedSecure political alliances for Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
mother Berenice I of Egypt ⓘ
nobleFamily Ptolemaic dynasty (by maternal connection) ⓘ
linked to: House of Ptolemy
notableFor marriage alliance that strengthened Pyrrhus’s early rule ⓘ
placeOfMarriage Epirus ⓘ
politicalRole dynastic link between Epirus and the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
positionHeld Queen of Epirus ⓘ
region Epirus ⓘ
relative Magas of Cyrene ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
saidToBeTheFirstWifeOf Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
sourceMention ancient historiographical traditions about Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
spouse Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
spouseDynasty Aeacid dynasty ⓘ
spouseOccupation king ⓘ
spouseTitle King of Epirus ⓘ
stepFather Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
timePeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ

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Pyrrhus of Epirus → spouse → Antigone of Epirus ⓘ
Olympias (daughter of Pyrrhus) → mother → Antigone of Epirus ⓘ