Antigone of Epirus

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Antigone of Epirus was the first wife of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Molossian queen whose marriage helped secure his early political alliances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Molossian queen
ancient Greek noblewoman
queen consort
associatedWith Molossian kingdom NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic court in Egypt
countryOfCitizenship Epirus NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Molossians NERFINISHED
father Berenice I of Egypt’s first husband (name uncertain in sources)
floruit early 3rd century BC
historicalContext post-Alexander the Great successor kingdoms
language Ancient Greek
marriageHelpedSecure political alliances for Pyrrhus of Epirus
mother Berenice I of Egypt NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Ptolemaic dynasty (by maternal connection) NERFINISHED
notableFor marriage alliance that strengthened Pyrrhus’s early rule
placeOfMarriage Epirus NERFINISHED
politicalRole dynastic link between Epirus and the Ptolemaic dynasty
positionHeld Queen of Epirus NERFINISHED
region Epirus NERFINISHED
relative Magas of Cyrene NERFINISHED
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED
religion Ancient Greek religion
saidToBeTheFirstWifeOf Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED
sourceMention ancient historiographical traditions about Pyrrhus of Epirus
spouse Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED
spouseDynasty Aeacid dynasty NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation king
spouseTitle King of Epirus
stepFather Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED
timePeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED

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Pyrrhus of Epirus spouse Antigone of Epirus