Eirene, daughter of Ptolemy I
Greek · mortal · hellenistic · mortal
Daughter of Ptolemy I and Thais, married to Eunostus, king of Soloi in Cyprus, according to Athenaeus. The marriage is attested, but its date is not; suggested dates depend on modern reconstruction. Her birth and death dates are unknown. No children of this union are established by the sources reviewed here.
Parentage
- father: Ptolemy I SoterPaternity is explicitly attributed by Athenaeus.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- mother: ThaisMaternity is explicitly attributed by Athenaeus.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
Relations
- father: Ptolemy I SoterPaternity is explicitly attributed by Athenaeus.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- mother: ThaisMaternity is explicitly attributed by Athenaeus.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- sibling: Lagus, son of Ptolemy IAthenaeus lists both as children of Ptolemy and Thais; no birth order is asserted.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- sibling: LeontiscusAthenaeus lists both as children of Ptolemy and Thais; no birth order is asserted.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- spouse: Eunostus of SoloiAthenaeus explicitly reports this marriage. Its date and any offspring are not established by the reviewed evidence.Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
Sources
- Eirene is daughter of Ptolemy I and Thais and wife of Eunostus, king of Soloi in Cyprus.: Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.576d-e (C. D. Yonge translation, 1854) (primary)
- Her dates are unknown; the proposed marriage chronology is a modern reconstruction.: Chris Bennett, Egyptian Royal Genealogy, Eirene, daughter of Thais, notes 2-5 (secondary)