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{{Short description|3rd-century BC Egyptian Greek noblewoman}}
'''Oenanthe''' ({{lang-el| Οἰνἀνθη}}, her name means ''wineflower'' - from οἶνος ''wine'' and ἄνθος ''flower'' - flourished 3rd century BC, died 203 BC) was an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Greeks|Greek noblewoman]] and through marriage was a relation of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]].<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/affilates/aff_ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Agathocles]</ref>
'''Oenanthe''' ({{langx|el| Οἰνἀνθη}}, which means ''wineflower'' - from οἶνος ''wine'' and ἄνθος ''flower''), who flourished in the 3rd century BC and died in 203 BC, was an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Greeks|Greek noblewoman]] who, through marriage, was a relation of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]].{{cn|date=December 2022}}


Oenanthe was a woman of obscure origins. She had married at an unknown date [[Agathocles (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Agathocles]] an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Greeks|Greek nobleman]], the grandson of [[Agathocles of Syracuse]] the late Greek Tyrant of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], who later became King of [[Sicily]]<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/theoxena.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Theoxena, Footnotes 2 & 3]</ref> and [[Theoxena of Syracuse]] a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonian]] noblewoman, who was the second older maternal half-sister of the Greek Egyptian Pharaoh [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]].<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/berenice_i_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Berenice I]</ref><ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/affilates/aff_ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Agathocles]</ref> Oenanthe bore Agathocles four children who were: one son [[Agathocles of Egypt]]; one daughter called [[Agathoclea]] and another two daughters whose names are unknown.<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/affilates/aff_ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Agathocles]</ref>
She was a woman of obscure origins. She had married (at an unknown date) [[Agathocles (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Agathocles]], an [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Greeks|Greek nobleman]], the grandson of [[Agathocles of Syracuse]] the late Greek Tyrant of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], who later became King of [[Sicily]]{{cn|date=December 2022}}and [[Theoxena of Syracuse]], a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonian]] noblewoman, who was the second older maternal half-sister of the Greek Egyptian Pharaoh [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]].{{cn|date=December 2022}} Oenanthe bore Agathocles four children who were: one son, [[Agathocles of Egypt]]; one daughter, called [[Agathoclea (mistress of Ptolemy IV)|Agathoclea]], and another two daughters whose names are unknown.{{cn|date=December 2022}}


Agathocles died at an unknown date. Oenanthe later remarried to Theogenes, sometimes known as Theognetos or Diognetos.<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/agathoclea_ii_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Agathoclea, Footnote 2]</ref> Theogenes was a prominent Egyptian Greek who was a ''[[dioiketes]]'',<ref>[http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/agathoclea_ii_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Agathoclea, Footnote 2]</ref> a manager of a private estate.
Agathocles died at an unknown date. Oenanthe later remarried to Theogenes, sometimes known as Theognetos or Diognetos.{{cn|date=December 2022}} Theogenes was a prominent Egyptian Greek who was a ''[[dioiketes]]''{{cn|date=December 2022}} a manager of a private estate.


Oenanthe was an ambitious and avaricious character.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html Ancient Library article: Agathoclea] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912035532/http://ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html |date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> Oenanthe introduced Agathoclea and Agathocles to the Egyptian Greek Pharaoh [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]] reigned 221 BC–205 BC. Through her children she was able to possess the greatest influence in Ptolemaic government in the reign of Ptolemy IV.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]</ref> Agathoclea became the favourite mistress of Ptolemy IV and later, Agathocles became the regent and guardian Ptolemy IV’s child [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes]].
Oenanthe was an ambitious and avaricious character.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html Ancient Library article: Agathoclea] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912035532/http://ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html |date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> She introduced Agathoclea and Agathocles to the Egyptian Greek Pharaoh [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]], who reigned from 221 BC to 205 BC. Through her children she was able to possess the greatest influence over the government in the reign of Ptolemy IV.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |title=Ancient Library article: Oenanthe |access-date=2011-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828211909/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Agathoclea became the favourite mistress of Ptolemy IV and, later, Agathocles became the regent and guardian of Ptolemy IV’s child, [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes]].


Oenanthe’s influence only lasted until Ptolemy IV died.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]</ref> In 205 BC after the accession of the young Ptolemy V, the citizens of Alexandria rose up against Oenanthe, her family and their party.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]</ref> Oenanthe, her family and their party fled for refuge to the temple of the [[Thesmophoria|Thesmophorium]]. They hoped the aid of the goddesses and their enchantments would drive away the threats and curses. Some noble ladies had come to console her.
Oenanthe’s influence only lasted until Ptolemy IV died.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |title=Ancient Library article: Oenanthe |access-date=2011-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828211909/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 205 BC, after the accession of the young Ptolemy V, the citizens of Alexandria rose up against Oenanthe, her family and their party,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |title=Ancient Library article: Oenanthe |access-date=2011-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828211909/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who fled for refuge to the temple of the [[Thesmophoria|Thesmophorium]]. They hoped the aid of the goddesses and their enchantments would drive away the threats and curses. Some noble ladies had come to console her.


The next day Oenanthe, her family and their party, were dragged out from the altar by the [[Alexandria]]ns and having been brought naked on horse-back to the stadium where they were delivered. The Alexandrians in fury had them all murdered being torn in pieces.<ref>[http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]</ref>
The next day Oenanthe, her family and their party, were dragged out from the altar by the [[Alexandria]]ns and brought naked on horse-back to the stadium, where they were all murdered, being torn into pieces.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |title=Ancient Library article: Oenanthe |access-date=2011-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828211909/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110912035532/http://ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html Ancient Library article: Agathoclea]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110912035532/http://ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0072.html Ancient Library article: Agathoclea]
* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828211909/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2349.html Ancient Library article: Oenanthe]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/agathoclea_ii_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Agathoclea]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/agathoclea_ii_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Agathoclea]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/affilates/aff_ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Agathocles]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/affilates/aff_ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Agathocles]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/berenice_i_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Berenice I]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/berenice_i_fr.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Berenice I]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/theoxena.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Theoxena]
* [http://www.tyndalehouse.com/egypt/ptolemies/theoxena.htm Ptolemaic Genealogy: Theoxena]

==See also==
* [[Agathoclea]]
* [[Agathocles of Egypt]]


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Oenanthe (Greek: Οἰνἀνθη, which means wineflower - from οἶνος wine and ἄνθος flower), who flourished in the 3rd century BC and died in 203 BC, was an Egyptian Greek noblewoman who, through marriage, was a relation of the Ptolemaic dynasty.[citation needed]

She was a woman of obscure origins. She had married (at an unknown date) Agathocles, an Egyptian Greek nobleman, the grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse the late Greek Tyrant of Syracuse, who later became King of Sicily[citation needed]and Theoxena of Syracuse, a Greek Macedonian noblewoman, who was the second older maternal half-sister of the Greek Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus.[citation needed] Oenanthe bore Agathocles four children who were: one son, Agathocles of Egypt; one daughter, called Agathoclea, and another two daughters whose names are unknown.[citation needed]

Agathocles died at an unknown date. Oenanthe later remarried to Theogenes, sometimes known as Theognetos or Diognetos.[citation needed] Theogenes was a prominent Egyptian Greek who was a dioiketes[citation needed] a manager of a private estate.

Oenanthe was an ambitious and avaricious character.[1] She introduced Agathoclea and Agathocles to the Egyptian Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator, who reigned from 221 BC to 205 BC. Through her children she was able to possess the greatest influence over the government in the reign of Ptolemy IV.[2] Agathoclea became the favourite mistress of Ptolemy IV and, later, Agathocles became the regent and guardian of Ptolemy IV’s child, Ptolemy V Epiphanes.

Oenanthe’s influence only lasted until Ptolemy IV died.[3] In 205 BC, after the accession of the young Ptolemy V, the citizens of Alexandria rose up against Oenanthe, her family and their party,[4] who fled for refuge to the temple of the Thesmophorium. They hoped the aid of the goddesses and their enchantments would drive away the threats and curses. Some noble ladies had come to console her.

The next day Oenanthe, her family and their party, were dragged out from the altar by the Alexandrians and brought naked on horse-back to the stadium, where they were all murdered, being torn into pieces.[5]

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  1. ^ Ancient Library article: Agathoclea Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ancient Library article: Oenanthe". Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ^ "Ancient Library article: Oenanthe". Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. ^ "Ancient Library article: Oenanthe". Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  5. ^ "Ancient Library article: Oenanthe". Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2011-09-10.

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