Theoi Adelphoi (with Arsinoe II)
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Theoi Adelphoi (with Arsinoe II) refers to the deified sibling pair Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister-wife Arsinoe II, worshipped together as divine “Sibling Gods” in the Ptolemaic religious-political cult.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theoi Adelphoi | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ptolemaic royal cult
ⓘ
deified sibling pair ⓘ dynastic cult title ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedQueen | Arsinoe II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultFunction |
dynastic propaganda
ⓘ
religious-political legitimation ⓘ royal deification ⓘ |
| cultMedium |
coinage
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ priesthoods ⓘ royal titulature ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
| cultStatus | state-sponsored cult ⓘ |
| cultType |
dynastic cult
ⓘ
royal cult ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Ptolemaic dynastic cults ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Sibling Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Arsinoe II of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderComposition | male-female pair ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | Sibling Gods ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arsinoe II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificStatus | deified rulers ⓘ |
| linkedDeityType | royal ancestors ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Ptolemaic state ideology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pharaonic kingship ⓘ royal succession ⓘ |
| modeledOn |
divine sibling pairs in Greek myth
ⓘ
earlier Greek hero cults ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
legitimization of sibling marriage among Ptolemies
ⓘ
unification of Greek and Egyptian elites ⓘ |
| precededBy | pharaonic royal deification traditions ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
brother and sister
ⓘ
sibling marriage ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greco-Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | gods ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Egyptian subjects in Ptolemaic kingdom
ⓘ
Greek subjects in Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.