Caranus (son of Philip II)

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Caranus (Greek: Κάρανος) was a rumoured son of Philip and Cleopatra Eurydice; a half-brother of Alexander the Great. Alexander's mother Olympias of Epirus sought to remove any rivals to the throne and protect her son's place. Cleopatra Eurydice bore Philip a female child, Europa, a few days before his death. A rumoured son, Caranas, has not been confirmed. Soon after Alexander's accession in 336 BC, Plutarch reports that, after witnessing the death of her child, Europa, Olympias forced Cleopatra Euryidice to commit suicide.

See also

• Europa of Macedon
• Plutarch of Charonea, Life of Alexander

References

• Justin (XI 2)
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).