Philinna from Larissa

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Philinna ( Greek  Φίλιννα Phílinna , 4th century BC) was a wife of King Philip II of Macedonia and mother of the future King Philip III. Arrhidaios .

Philinna came from Larissa in Thessaly . It was probably made around 358/357 BC. Married to King Philip II. It is possible that she belonged to the princely family of Larissa, which means that their marriage may have had a political purpose. Her son Arrhidaios was older than her stepson Alexander (* 356), but due to a mental handicap he was hardly eligible for the line of succession. The assertion that Philinna was a dancer ( saltatrix in Latin ), which has come down to us on various occasions , may have sprung from the propaganda of the Diadoch Wars, which was used to discredit King Philip III. Arrhidaios should contribute.

The assumption of a first earlier marriage of Philinnas, from which a son named Amphimachus was born, goes back to a probably misleading entry in Arrian .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Satyros of Kallatis FGrH 161 F5 = Athenaios 13,557c; Arrian Tà metà Aléxandron 1.1.
  2. ↑ Ptolemaios of Megalopolis , FGrH 161 F4 = Athenaios 13,577f-578a; Justin 9,8,2 and 13,2,11.
  3. ↑ Arrian, Tà metà Aléxandron 1.35.
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SURNAME Philinna from Larissa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION by marriage Queen of Macedonia, mother of Philip III. Arrhidaios
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.