Cleopatra is a feminine given name. It was the name of various characters in

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and was frequently used among Royal dynasties in the Hellenistic period. It may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Queens of Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra I Syra Cleopatra Thea Epiphanes Syra (; c. 204 – 176 BC), well known as Cleopatra I or Cleopatra Syra, was a princess of the Seleucid Empire, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy V of Egypt from 193 BC, and regent of Egypt during the ...

(c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire by birth, and queen of Egypt by marriage *

Cleopatra II of Egypt Cleopatra II Philometor Soteira (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλομήτωρ Σώτειρα, ''Kleopatra Philomētōr Sōteira''; c. 185 BC – 116/115 BC) was Queen consort of Ptolemaic Egypt from 175 to 170 BC as wife of Ptolemy VI Philo ...

(c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Egypt *

Cleopatra III of Egypt Cleopatra III (; c.160–101 BC) was a queen of Egypt. She ruled at first with her mother Cleopatra II and husband Ptolemy VIII from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC. She then ruled with her sons Ptolemy IX and Ptolemy X from 1 ...

(169–101 BC), queen of Egypt *

Cleopatra IV of Egypt Cleopatra IV () was Queen of Egypt briefly from 116 to 115 BC, as first wife of Ptolemy IX Lathyros. She later became queen consort of the Seleucid king of Syria as the wife of Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal ...

(c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt *

Berenice III of Egypt Berenice III (Greek: Βερενίκη; 120–80 BC), also known as Cleopatra, ruled between 101 and 80 BC. Modern scholars studying Berenice III refer to her sometimes as Cleopatra Berenice. She was co-ruling queen of Ptolemaic Egypt with her ...

(120-80 BC), queen of Egypt, also known as Cleopatra and Cleopatra Berenice * Cleopatra V of Egypt (died c. 69/68 BC or c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt *

Cleopatra VI of Egypt 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 ...

(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

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 C ...

(4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon *

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 *

Cleopatra Thea Cleopatra I or Cleopatra Thea (, which means "Cleopatra the Goddess"; c. 164 – 121 BC), surnamed Eueteria ( ) was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. She was queen consort of Syria from 150 to about 125 BC as the wife of three Kings o ...

(c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor *

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 *

Cleopatra of Pontus Cleopatra of Pontus (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; 110 BC – after 58 BC) was a Pontian princess and a queen consort of Armenia. She was one of the daughters of King Mithridates VI of Pontus and Queen Laodice. Cleopatra is sometimes k ...

(110–after 58 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great * Cleopatra of Jerusalem (1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great *

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 * Cleopatra the Physician (1st century AD), Greek physician and author *

Saint Cleopatra Saint Cleopatra (; died 327) was a Christian saint who lived between the 3rd century and 4th century. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, and Eastern Orthodoxy. Life Cleopatra originally came from a village called Edra near Mount Tabor in ...

(3rd and 4th century AD, d. 319 or 327), Christian saint *

Cleopatra the Alchemist Cleopatra the Alchemist (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; fl. ) was a Greek alchemist, writer, and philosopher. She experimented with practical alchemy but is also credited as one of the four female alchemists who could produce the philosopher's stone ...

(3rd or 4th century AD), Greek alchemist, author and philosopher

Modern world

* Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg (born 1987), German-Chilean actress, model, and aristocrat *

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 * Cleopatra Broumand (born 1944/1945), Iranian-born American fashion designer and entrepreneur *

Cleopatra Coleman Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress most notable for her role as Erica Dundee in the Netflix comedy series '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2018). Other credits include '' Silversun'' (2004), ''Neighbours'' (2006 ...

(born 1987), Australian actress * Cleo Demetriou (born 2001), Cyprus-born actress * Cleopatra Higgins (born 1982), British singer *

Cleopatra Koheirwe Cleopatra Koheirwe is a Ugandan actress, writer, singer, and media personality. She has garnered numerous roles on different film and television projects locally and internationally. Cleopatra plays Ebony in the new Nana Kagga directed and pr ...

(born 1982), Ugandan actress, writer, singer and personality * Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), American poet and professor * Cleopatra Pantazi (born 1963), Greek singer * Cleopatra Stratan (born 2002), Moldovan singer * Cleopatra Tawo (died 2017), Nigerian radio personality * Cleopatra Tucker (born 1943), American politician

Fictional characters

* the protagonist of the blaxploitation films ''

Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, ...

'' (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) * Cleopatra Wong, the protagonist of three films: ''They Call Her Cleopatra Wong'' (1978), ''Dynamite Johnson'' (1979) and ''Devil's Angels'' (1980) * 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 ...

'' * 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 * 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 ...

'' * 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 ...

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Seven Days in New Crete ''Seven Days in New Crete'', also known as ''Watch the North Wind Rise'', is a seminal future-utopian speculative fiction novel by Robert Graves, first published in 1949. It shares many themes and ideas with Graves' ''The White Goddess'', publ ...

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