Arsinoe, mother of Ptolemy I
Greek · mortal · classical · mortal
Mother of Ptolemy I and wife of Lagus. Satyrus names Meleager as her father in a dynastic pedigree; this claimed ancestry is kept distinct from independently established historical parentage. Her proposed maternity of Menelaus is an inference.
Children
Relations
- spouse: Lagus
- mother of: Ptolemy I Soter
- father (dynastic pedigree): Meleager, father of Arsinoe
- proposed son: Menelaus, son of Lagus
Sources
- Satyrus, FGrH 631 F 2, preserved in Theophilus, To Autolycus 2.7
- Chris Bennett, Egyptian Royal Genealogy, Menelaus, notes 1-3 (including P.Hib. I 84a and P.Eleph. 2)