Philopator
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Philopator is an epithet meaning "father-loving," famously borne by the Hellenistic ruler Ptolemy IV of Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philopator canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Greek royal epithets ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Philadelphus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ |
| denotes | affection for one’s father ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin | Ancient Greek language ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| meaning | father-loving ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Ptolemy IV of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Greek theophoric and honorific names ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedForm | Philopatoras (Greek inflected form) ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticComponents |
pater (father)
ⓘ
philo- (loving) ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal epithet ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hellenistic rulers
ⓘ
Ptolemaic kings of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInOnomastics | Hellenistic royal titulature ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.