Lagus
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Lagus of Eordaia (Greek Λάγος, Lagos; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian courtier and the father of Ptolemy, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He married Arsinoe of the Argead dynasty and a concubine of Philip II, king of Macedon, who was said to have been pregnant at the time of their marriage, forming the basis of Ptolemy as the son of Philip; but it is possible that this is a later myth fabricated to glorify the Lagid dynasty (Ptolemaic).[1] From an anecdote recorded by Plutarch,[2] it is clear that Lagus was a man of obscure birth; hence, when Theocritus[3] calls Ptolemy a descendant of Heracles, he probably means to represent him as the son of Philip. Lagus and Arsinoe also were parents to Menelaus.
Lagus | |
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Born | 4th c. BC |
Died | 4th c. BC |
Spouse | Arsinoe of Macedon |
Issue | Ptolemy I, Pharaoh of Egypt |
Greek | Λάγος |
House | Ptolemaic dynasty |