Editing Arsinoe II (section)

{{Short description|Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (c.316–c.270/268 BC)}}
{{other uses|Arsinoe (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Arsinoe II Philadelphos
| image        = ArsinoeII.jpg
| succession   = Queen of [[Ptolemaic Egypt|Egypt]]{{efn|name=ruler}}
| reign        = 273/272 – 270/268 BC<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Chris |title=Arsinoe II |url=http://instonebrewer.com/TyndaleSites/Egypt/ptolemies/arsinoe_ii_fr.htm |website=Egyptian Royal Genealogy}}</ref>
| predecessor  = [[Arsinoe I]] (as Queen, but not as co-regent)
| successor    = [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]] (as Queen and possible co-regent)
| regent       = [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] (possibly)
| reg-type     = Co-regent
| succession1  = Queen consort of [[Thrace]]
| reign1       = 300/299–281 BC (as Queen of [[Lysimachus]])<br/>281/280–280/279 BC (as Queen of [[Ptolemy Keraunos]])
| reign-type1  = Tenure
| succession2  = Queen consort of [[Macedon]]
| reign2       = 288–281 BC (as Queen of [[Lysimachus]])<br/>281/280–280/279 BC (as Queen of [[Ptolemy Keraunos]])
| reign-type2  = Tenure
| birth_date   = 316 BC
| death_date   = 270 or 268 BCE (aged {{circa}} 47)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-U_EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|page=166|title=The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise|isbn=9781627343589|last1=Vallianatos |first1=Evaggelos G. |date=October 2021 |publisher=Universal-Publishers }}</ref>
| spouse       = [[Lysimachus]]<br/>[[Ptolemy Keraunos]]<br/>[[Ptolemy II Philadelphos]]
| issue        = [[Ptolemy Epigonos]]<br/>[[Lysimachus (son of Lysimachus)]]<br/>[[Philip (son of Lysimachus)]]
| father       = [[Ptolemy I Soter]]
| mother       = [[Berenice I of Egypt]]
| dynasty      = [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic]]
}}
'''Arsinoë II''' ({{langx|grc-x-koine|Ἀρσινόη}}, {{Circa}} 316 BC – between 270 and 268 BC) was Queen consort of [[Thrace]], [[Anatolia]], and [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] by her first and second marriage, to king [[Lysimachus]] and king [[Ptolemy Keraunos]] respectively, and then Queen of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt]] by marriage to her brother, [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]]. As an Egyptian queen she acquired the royal name '''Arsinoe Philadelphos''', as well the title ''[[nswt-bjtj]]'' ("King of [[Upper and Lower Egypt]]") that may suggest she was co-ruler with her husband; the exact meaning of this elevation and whether it occurred during her life or posthumously is uncertain.{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=115}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sewell-Lasater |first=Tara |year=2020 |title=Becoming Kleopatra: Ptolemaic Royal Marriage, Incest, and the Path to Female Rule |url=https://www.academia.edu/43290689/Becoming_Kleopatra_Ptolemaic_Royal_Marriage_Incest_and_the_Path_to_Female_Rule |pages=119–125 |journal=University of Houston }}</ref>{{efn|name=ruler|Arsinoe II did have titles of "''[[nswt-bjtj]]''" and "ruler", but Tara Sewell-Lasater classifies her as queen-consort.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sewell-Lasater |first=Tara |year=2020 |title=Becoming Kleopatra: Ptolemaic Royal Marriage, Incest, and the Path to Female Rule |url=https://www.academia.edu/43290689 |page=16, 456 |journal=University of Houston }}</ref> However, Arsinoe II is considered Pharaoh by Sally-Ann Ashton.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashton |first=Sally-Ann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FO_fBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112 |pages=112–113 |title=The Last Queens of Egypt: Cleopatra's Royal House |date=2014-09-19 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-86873-6 |language=en}}</ref>}} After her death, Arsinoe [[Imperial cult|was deified]] at the orders of her husband and the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos became widespread in the Ptolemaic territories.