Cleopatra is a feminine given name. It was the name of various characters in
Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...
and was frequently used among Royal dynasties in the Hellenistic period.
It may refer to:
People
Ancient world
Queens of Ancient Egypt
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Cleopatra I Syra (c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire by birth, and queen of Egypt by marriage
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Cleopatra II of Egypt (c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Egypt
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Cleopatra III of Egypt (169–101 BC), queen of Egypt
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Cleopatra IV of Egypt (c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt
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Berenice III of Egypt (120-80 BC), queen of Egypt, also known as Cleopatra and Cleopatra Berenice
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Cleopatra V of Egypt (died c. 69/68 BC or c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt
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Cleopatra VI of Egypt (died c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt (possibly Cleopatra V)
* Cleopatra VII Philopator, also known as simply
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...
(69–30 BC), last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Other
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Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon
Eurydice ( Greek: Εὐρυδίκη), born Cleopatra ( Greek: Κλεοπάτρα) was a mid-4th century BC Macedonian noblewoman, niece of Attalus, and last of the seven wives of Philip II of Macedon, but the first Macedonian one.
Biography
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(4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon
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Cleopatra of Macedon
Cleopatra of Macedonia (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Μακεδονίας; 355/354 BC – 308 BC), or Cleopatra of Epirus (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Ηπείρου) was an ancient Macedonian princess and later queen regent of Epirus ...
(c. 356–308 BC), queen of Epirus, sister of Alexander the Great, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus
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Cleopatra Thea (c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor
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Cleopatra Selene of Syria
Cleopatra Selene (; – 69 BC) was the Queen consort of Egypt (Cleopatra Selene or Cleopatra V Selene) from 115 to 102 BC, the Queen consort of Syria from 102 to 92 BC, and the monarch of Syria (Cleopatra II) from 82 to 69 BC. The daughter of ...
(c. between 135 and 130 – 69 BC), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon
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Cleopatra of Pontus (110–after 58 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great
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Cleopatra of Jerusalem (1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great
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Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II (Ancient Greek, Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; summer 40 BC – BC; the numeration is modern) was a Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemaic princess, nominal Queen of Cyrenaica (34 BC – 30 BC) and Queen of Mauretania (25 BC ...
(40–5 BC), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
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Cleopatra the Physician (1st century AD), Greek physician and author
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Saint Cleopatra (3rd and 4th century AD, d. 319 or 327), Christian saint
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Cleopatra the Alchemist (3rd or 4th century AD), Greek alchemist, author and philosopher
Modern world
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Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg (born 1987), German-Chilean actress, model, and aristocrat
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Cleopatra Borel
Cleopatra Ayesha Borel (from 2005 until 2010 Borel-Brown; born 10 March 1979) is a female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago and a 2014 Sportswoman of the Year Award recipient.
Early life
Borel is a graduate of Mayaro Gover ...
(born 1979), female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago
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Cleopatra Broumand (born 1944/1945), Iranian-born American fashion designer and entrepreneur
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Cleopatra Coleman (born 1987), Australian actress
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Cleo Demetriou (born 2001), Cyprus-born actress
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Cleopatra Higgins (born 1982), British singer
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Cleopatra Koheirwe (born 1982), Ugandan actress, writer, singer and personality
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Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), American poet and professor
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Cleopatra Pantazi (born 1963), Greek singer
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Cleopatra Stratan (born 2002), Moldovan singer
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Cleopatra Tawo (died 2017), Nigerian radio personality
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Cleopatra Tucker (born 1943), American politician
Fictional characters
* the protagonist of the blaxploitation films ''
Cleopatra Jones'' (1973) and ''
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
''Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold'' is a 1975 American Adventure film, action-adventure film directed by Charles Bail and starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones, Stella Stevens, and Norman Fell. The film is a sequel to the 1973 ...
'' (1975)
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Cleopatra Wong, the protagonist of three films: ''They Call Her Cleopatra Wong'' (1978), ''Dynamite Johnson'' (1979) and ''Devil's Angels'' (1980)
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Cleopatra (''Rome'' character), in the historical drama series ''Rome''
* Cleopatra, in the animated sitcom ''
Clone High
''Clone High'' is an adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence for MTV. It premiered on November 2, 2002, in Canada, and January 20, 2003, in the United States. Set at a high school popu ...
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* Cleopatra, the protagonist of the television series ''
Cleopatra 2525
''Cleopatra 2525'' is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. Produced by Renaissance Pictures and distributed by Studios USA Television Distribution, many stat ...
'', which aired from 2000 to 2001
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Cleopatra Funnie, in the animated television series ''
Doug''
* Cleopatra Corns, the protagonist of the manga series ''
Cleopatra DC
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani about a fictional United States corporation, led by the beautiful and spirited Cleopatra Corns.
Plot
Cleopatra, or Cleo as she is known to her friends, would much rather g ...
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* Cleopatra, important poet and lawmaker in the future world of
Robert Graves
Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were b ...
' ''
Seven Days in New Crete''
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