Olympias

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Molossian princess ancient Greek noblewoman queen of Macedon

Olympias was a Molossian princess and fourth wife of Philip II of Macedon, best known as the powerful and politically influential mother of Alexander the Great.

Aliases (1)

Olympias of Epirus ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Molossian princess → ancient Greek noblewoman → queen of Macedon →
alsoKnownAs	Myrtale → Polyxena →
associatedWith	Epirus → Macedon → cult of Dionysus →
birthPlace	Epirus →
causeOfDeath	execution →
child	Alexander the Great → Cleopatra of Macedon →
conflict	Macedonian succession wars after Alexander’s death →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Epirus → Kingdom of Macedon →
culture	ancient Greek →
dateOfDeath	316 BC →
deathPlace	Pydna →
enemy	Cassander → Eurydice II of Macedon →
ethnicity	Molossian →
father	Neoptolemus I of Epirus →
gender	female →
givenName	Olympias →
house	Aeacidae → Argead dynasty (by marriage) →
influenced	early life and education of Alexander the Great →
mannerOfDeath	stoning →
mother	unknown →
notableEvent	involvement in the murder of Philip III Arrhidaeus → marriage alliance between Epirus and Macedon →
notableFamily	Aeacid dynasty by birth → Argead dynasty by marriage →
notableWork	political influence in Macedon and Epirus →
notedFor	being the mother of Alexander the Great → political influence in Macedonian succession struggles →
positionHeld	Queen consort of Macedon → Regent of Macedon →
predecessor	Eurydice I of Macedon as queen consort →
relative	Alexander I of Epirus → Pyrrhus of Epirus →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
spouse	Philip II of Macedon →
successor	Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon as queen consort →
timePeriod	4th century BC →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Macedonian court →	associatedWith
Malthace →	child
Philippeion →	dedicatedTo
Olympias →	givenName
Alexander IV of Macedon →	grandmother
Adventure Story →	hasCharacter
Philip III Arrhidaeus →	killedByOrderOf
Alexander the Great →	mother
Alexander IV of Macedon →	paternalGrandmother
Philip II of Macedon ("Olympias of Epirus") →	spouse