Bilistiche(70 words)
[German version]
(Βιλιστίχη; Bilistíchē). Daughter of Philo, from a Macedonian family that originated in Argos; won Olympic contests in 268 and 264 BC with young horses, in 251/50 kanephoros to Arsinoe II 3 Philadelphus, (deified?) mistress of Ptolemy II. Mother of Ptolemy Andromachou (?).
Ameling, Walter (Jena)
Bibliography
A. Cameron, Two Mistresses of Ptolemy Philadelphus, in: GRBS 31, 1990, 287-311
HM 3, 589
O. Masson, Onomastica Graeca Selecta 2, 1990, 467ff.
Cite this page
Ameling, Walter (Jena),
“Bilistiche”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e217440>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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