Pheretima (Cyrenaean queen)

Pheretima
Φερετίμα (Ancient Greek)
Died515 BC
Egypt
CitizenshipGreek (Dorian)
OccupationsQueen consort of Cyrene; Regent of Cyrenaica
Known forLast recorded queen of the Battiad dynasty; Regent of Cyrene (c. 518–515 BC)
SpouseBattus III of Cyrene
Children
  • Arcesilaus III of Cyrene
  • Ladice (wife of Pharaoh Amasis II of Egypt)

Pheretima or Pheretime (Ancient Greek: Φερετίμα, Φερετίμη, died 515 BC), was the wife of the Greek Cyrenaean King Battus III and the last recorded queen of the Battiad dynasty in Cyrenaica. She was regent of Cyrene in place of her son, Arcesilaus III of Cyrene, circa 518–515 BC.

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