Dripetrua
Dripetrua (fl. 1st century BC; Latin: Drypetina) was the daughter of Laodice and Mithridates VI of Pontus.
She was born with a double row of teeth (Hyperdontia), with a resulting facial deformity. She stayed at her father's side despite his defeat by Pompey the Great in the Third Mithridatic War of 75 BC to 65 BC .
References
- Valerius Maximus, Factorum at dictorum memorabilium libri IX I.8, ext.13
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