Adobogiona the Elder
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| Adobogiona | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 90 BC |
| Died | c. 50 BC |
| Spouse | Menodotus |
| Issue | Mithridates I of the Bosporus |
| Father | Deiotarus |
Adobogiona (fl. c. 90 BC - c. 50 BC) was a Galatian princess from Anatolia. She was the daughter of a Celtic noble named Deiotarus and sister to Brogitarus[citation needed] from the Tolistobogii tribe. Her cousin was the tetrarch Deiotarus Philoromaios,[citation needed] a Roman client king of Galatia, who had a daughter of the same name.
Adobogiona married a wealthy patrician citizen from Pergamon called Menodotus.[citation needed] At some point, Adobogiona was rescued from poisoning at a banquet[citation needed] and became a mistress to King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Adobogiona bore Mithridates VI two children: a son called Mithridates of Pergamon and a daughter called Adobogiona the Younger.
References
- S. Mitchell, Anatolia: Land, Men and Gods in Asia Minor, Vol. I (1956).
- A. Mayor, The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-691-12683-8
- Ton Derks/Nico Roymans, Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, p. 137.