Cleopatra (disambiguation)
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Cleopatra (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Kleopatra; "Glory of the father") is a popular ancient Greek name used in the ancient world to refer to many Greco-Macedonian princesses, including those who reigned as Queens of Ancient Egypt. It may refer to:
People[edit]
Ancient world[edit]
Egyptian Queens[edit]
- Cleopatra I Syra (c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire and by marriage, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
- Cleopatra II of Egypt (c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Ptolemaic Egypt
- Cleopatra III of Egypt (161–101 BC), queen of Egypt
- Cleopatra IV of Egypt (c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt
- Cleopatra V of Egypt, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen
- Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen
- Cleopatra VII Philopator of Egypt (69-30 BC), last active Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt before it became a Roman province and the person to whom the name most commonly refers
Others[edit]
- Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon (4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon
- Cleopatra of Macedon (c. 356–308 BC), Queen of Epirus; sister of Alexander the Great, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus
- Cleopatra of Pontus (born 110 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great
- Cleopatra of Jerusalem (1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great
- Cleopatra Selene I (c. 135–130 BC), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon
- Cleopatra Selene II (40–5 BC), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
- Cleopatra Thea (c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor
- Saint Cleopatra (3rd and 4th century)
- Cleopatra the Alchemist (3rd or 4th century)
- Berenice III of Egypt (120-80 BC), queen of Egypt sometimes known as Cleopatra Berenice
Modern era[edit]
- Cleopatra Borel (born 1979), female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago
- Cleopatra Coleman (born 1987), Australian actress
- Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), American poet and professor
- Cleopatra Stratan (born 2002), Moldovan singer
- Cleopatra Tawo, radio personality from Nigeria
- Cleopatra Tucker (born 1943), American politician
- Cleopatra (Greek singer) (born 1963)
Mythological figures[edit]
- Cleopatra Alcyone, wife of Meleager
- Cleopatra, daughter of Danaus
- Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and first wife of Phineus
- Cleopatra, daughter of Tros (mythology)
- Cleopatra, mother of Idomeneus
- Cleopatra and Periboea of Locris, two maidens sent to the Trojan temple of Athena in retribution for Ajax the Lesser's sacrilege
Geography[edit]
- Cleopatra, Kentucky
- Cleopatra (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
Astronomy[edit]
- Cleopatra (crater), an impact crater on Venus
- 216 Kleopatra, a main-belt asteroid
Animals[edit]
- Cleopatra (horse), an American racehorse
- Cleopatra (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails
- Cleopatra, a butterfly.
Ships[edit]
- HMS Cleopatra, various Royal Navy ships
- SS Cleopatra, an Egyptian cargo liner (1956-1981)
- Cleopatra (cylinder ship), vessel constructed to convey Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to London in 1877
Books[edit]
- Cleopatra (Rider Haggard novel), an 1889 novel by H. Rider Haggard
- Cleopatra (Gardner novel), a 1962 novel Jeffrey K. Gardner
- La Cleopatra (poem), an epic poem in 13 songs by Girolamo Graziani
Film and TV[edit]
Films[edit]
- Cléopâtre (1899 film), a French short film written and directed by Georges Méliès
- Cleopatra (1912 film), a silent film created in 1912 by Helen Gardner
- Cleopatra (1917 film), an American film directed by J. Gordon Edwards
- Cleopatra (1934 film), an American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Cleopatra (1963 film), a British-American-Swiss drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cleopatra (1963 soundtrack), composed by Alex North
- Cleopatra (1970 film), a 1970 Japanese anime film
- Cleopatra (1999 film), an American film produced by Hallmark Entertainment
- Cleopatra (2003 film), an Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna
- Cleopatra (2005 film), a South Indian Tamil film
- Cleopatra (2013 film), a South Indian Malayalam film
Television[edit]
- The Cleopatras, a 1983 British series
- Cleopatra 2525, an American science fiction series
Characters[edit]
- the title character of Cleopatra Jones, a 1973 blaxploitation action film starring Tamara Dobson, and its sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
- Foxxy Cleopatra, in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember
- Cleopatra (Rome character), in the HBO/BBC television series Rome
- Cleopatra, in the animated television series Clone High
Music[edit]
Classical music[edit]
- Cléopâtre, a 1914 opera by Jules Massenet
- La Cleopatra, a 1789 opera seria by Domenico Cimarosa
- Cleopatra, an 1876 opera by Lauro Rossi
- Cleopatra, an opera by Johann Mattheson
- Cleopatra, by Luigi Mancinelli
Popular music[edit]
- Cleopatra Records, American record label
- Cleopatra (band), a British girl group
Albums[edit]
- Cleopatra (1963 soundtrack), composed by Alex North
- Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy, a 1963 album by Paul Gonsalves
- Handel: Cleopatra, a 2011 album by Natalie Dessay
- Cleopatra, a 2004 album by Isabel Bayrakdarian
- Cleopatra (album), a 2016 album by The Lumineers
Songs[edit]
- "Cleopatra" (Jerome Kern song), from Leave it to Jane 1917
- "Cleopatra" (Frankie Avalon song), 1963
- "Cleopatra" (Weezer song), 2014
- "Cleopatra" (The Lumineers song), 2016
- "Cleopatra (I've Got to Get You Off My Mind)", a song by The Tennors
- "Cleopatra", a song by Adam and the Ants from the album Dirk Wears White Sox
- "Cleopatra", a song by David Vendetta
- "Cleopatra", song by Nico Fidenco
See also[edit]
- Cleo (disambiguation)
- Cleopatra Algemene Studentenvereniging Groningen, a student association in Groningen, the Netherlands
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