Arsinoe II
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Žabkar, Louis V. Hymns to Isis in her temple at Philae. Hanover, NH. Published for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, 1988.
"It is true that there exist in Egyptian history some well-known examples of the deification and cult of the queen; such names as Teti-Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose, Ahmes-Nefertari, his wife, and Nefertari, chief wife of Ramesses II, immediately come to mind. The fact remains, however, that the divine status of Arsinoë as a co-templar, or temple-sharing goddess, or synnaos theos, closely associated with or assimilated to Isis, was emphasized and displayed at Philae in an unprecedented manner." (More about Arsinoë's deification.)
Céline Marquaille, in her chapter "The Foreign Policy of Ptolemy II", states that Ptolemy used Arsinoe to embody his naval power, creating a goddess "Arsinoe-Aphrodite-Kypris" (Aphrodite of Cyprus) and Arsinoe-Aphrodite-Kypris-Zephyritis, "the protector of seafarers and of Greek maidens about to enter marriage."
Stefan Pfeiffer, in his chapter "The God Serapis" in the same work, notes that "Arsinoe had received her own temple at the Cape of Zephyrion [I suppose this is arsinoe-aprodite-kypris-zephritis?] and, there, became the patron goddess of seafaring as Aphrodite-Arsinoe." (399)
Ptolemy II "elevated her after her death to the temple-sharing goddess of all Egyptian temples. An Egyptian goddess had now emerged from the Greek goddess Arsinoe, appearing in a completely Egyptian form on the temple reliefs and votive steles." Her cult was particular important in Memphis. She may also have a been a temple-sharing goddess in Greek temples. Isis and Aphrodite were equated, and Arsinoe was linked to them both. Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II were both temple-sharing gods for Serapis. (401)
(I had this mad plan to write a novel about Arsinoe II. Could still happen.)
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Céline Marquaille. "The Foreign Policy of Ptolemy II". in McKechnie, Paul; Guillaume, Philippe (eds). Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world. Leiden, Brill, 2008.
Žabkar, Louis V. Hymns to Isis in her temple at Philae. Hanover, NH. Published for Brandeis University Press by University Press of New England, 1988.
"It is true that there exist in Egyptian history some well-known examples of the deification and cult of the queen; such names as Teti-Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose, Ahmes-Nefertari, his wife, and Nefertari, chief wife of Ramesses II, immediately come to mind. The fact remains, however, that the divine status of Arsinoë as a co-templar, or temple-sharing goddess, or synnaos theos, closely associated with or assimilated to Isis, was emphasized and displayed at Philae in an unprecedented manner." (More about Arsinoë's deification.)
Céline Marquaille, in her chapter "The Foreign Policy of Ptolemy II", states that Ptolemy used Arsinoe to embody his naval power, creating a goddess "Arsinoe-Aphrodite-Kypris" (Aphrodite of Cyprus) and Arsinoe-Aphrodite-Kypris-Zephyritis, "the protector of seafarers and of Greek maidens about to enter marriage."
Stefan Pfeiffer, in his chapter "The God Serapis" in the same work, notes that "Arsinoe had received her own temple at the Cape of Zephyrion [I suppose this is arsinoe-aprodite-kypris-zephritis?] and, there, became the patron goddess of seafaring as Aphrodite-Arsinoe." (399)
Ptolemy II "elevated her after her death to the temple-sharing goddess of all Egyptian temples. An Egyptian goddess had now emerged from the Greek goddess Arsinoe, appearing in a completely Egyptian form on the temple reliefs and votive steles." Her cult was particular important in Memphis. She may also have a been a temple-sharing goddess in Greek temples. Isis and Aphrodite were equated, and Arsinoe was linked to them both. Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II were both temple-sharing gods for Serapis. (401)
(I had this mad plan to write a novel about Arsinoe II. Could still happen.)
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Céline Marquaille. "The Foreign Policy of Ptolemy II". in McKechnie, Paul; Guillaume, Philippe (eds). Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world. Leiden, Brill, 2008.
