Cleopatra (disambiguation)

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Cleopatra (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Kleopatra; "Glory of the father") is a popular ancient Greek name used in the ancient world to refer to many Greco-Macedonian princesses, including those who reigned as queens of ancient Egypt. It may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Egyptian queens

Cleopatra I Syra (c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire and by marriage, queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
Cleopatra II of Egypt (c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Ptolemaic Egypt
Cleopatra III of Egypt (161–101 BC), queen of Egypt
Cleopatra IV of Egypt (c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt
Cleopatra V of Egypt, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen
Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Egyptian Ptolemaic queen
Cleopatra VII Philopator of Egypt (69-30 BC), last active Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt before it became a Roman province and the person to whom the name most commonly refers

Others

Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon (4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon
Cleopatra of Macedon (c. 356–308 BC), queen of Epirus; sister of Alexander the Great, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus
Cleopatra of Pontus (born 110 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great
Cleopatra of Jerusalem (1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great
Cleopatra Selene I (c. 135–130 BC), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Cleopatra Selene II (40–5 BC), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
Cleopatra Thea (c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor
Saint Cleopatra (3rd and 4th century)
Cleopatra the Alchemist (3rd or 4th century)
Berenice III of Egypt (120-80 BC), queen of Egypt sometimes known as Cleopatra Berenice

Modern era

Cleopatra Borel (born 1979), a female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago
Cleopatra Coleman (born 1987), an Australian actress
Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947), an American poet and professor
Cleopatra Stratan (born 2002), a Moldovan singer
Cleopatra Tawo, a radio personality from Nigeria
Cleopatra Tucker (born 1943), an American politician
Cleopatra (Greek singer) (born 1963)

Mythological figures

Cleopatra Alcyone, wife of Meleager
Cleopatra, daughter of Danaus
Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas and first wife of Phineus
Cleopatra, daughter of Tros (mythology)
Cleopatra, mother of Idomeneus
Cleopatra and Periboea of Locris, two maidens sent to the Trojan temple of Athena in retribution for Ajax the Lesser's sacrilege

Geography

Cleopatra, Kentucky
Cleopatra, Missouri
Cleopatra (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt

Astronomy

Cleopatra (crater), an impact crater on Venus
216 Kleopatra, a main-belt asteroid

Animals

Cleopatra (horse), an American racehorse
Cleopatra (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails
Gonepteryx cleopatra, a butterfly with the common name Cleopatra

Ships

HMS Cleopatra, various Royal Navy ships
SS Cleopatra, an Egyptian cargo liner (1956-1981)
Cleopatra (cylinder ship), vessel constructed to convey Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to London in 1877

Books

Cleopatra (Rider Haggard novel), an 1889 novel by H. Rider Haggard
Cleopatra (Gardner novel), a 1962 novel Jeffrey K. Gardner
La Cleopatra (poem), an epic poem in 13 songs by Girolamo Graziani

Ballet

"Cléopâtre" (ballet), 1908 ballet by Mikhail Fokine

Film and TV

Films

Cléopâtre (1899 film), a French short film written and directed by Georges Méliès
Cleopatra (1912 film), a silent film created by Helen Gardner
Cleopatra (1917 film), an American film directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Cleopatra (1934 film), an American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Cleopatra (1963 film), a British-American-Swiss drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cleopatra (1963 soundtrack), composed by Alex North
Cleopatra (1970 film), a Japanese anime film
Cleopatra (1999 film), an American film produced by Hallmark Entertainment
Cleopatra (2003 film), an Argentine film directed by Eduardo Mignogna
Cleopatra (2005 film), a South Indian Tamil film
Cleopatra (2013 film), a South Indian Malayalam film

Television

The Cleopatras, a 1983 British series
Cleopatra 2525, an American science fiction series

Characters

the title character of Cleopatra Jones, a 1973 blaxploitation action film starring Tamara Dobson, and its sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Foxxy Cleopatra, in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember
Cleopatra (Rome character), in the HBO/BBC television series Rome
Cleopatra, in the animated television series Clone High

Music

Classical music

La Cleopatra, a 1789 opera seria by Domenico Cimarosa
Cleopatra, an 1876 opera by Lauro Rossi
Cléopâtre, a 1914 opera by Jules Massenet
Cleopatra, an opera by Johann Mattheson
Cleopatra, by Luigi Mancinelli
Cleopatra ballet, a ballet choreographed by Michel Fokine

Popular music

Cleopatra Records, an American record label
Cleopatra (band), a British girl group

Albums

Cleopatra (1963 soundtrack), composed by Alex North
Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy, a 1963 album by Paul Gonsalves
Handel: Cleopatra, a 2011 album by Natalie Dessay
Cleopatra, a 2004 album by Isabel Bayrakdarian
Cleopatra (album), a 2016 album by The Lumineers

Songs

"Cleopatra" (Jerome Kern song), from Leave it to Jane 1917
"Cleopatra" (Frankie Avalon song), 1963
"Cleopatra" (Weezer song), 2014
"Cleopatra" (The Lumineers song), 2016
"Cleopatra (I've Got to Get You Off My Mind)", a song by The Tennors
"Cleopatra", a song by Adam and the Ants from the album Dirk Wears White Sox
"Cleopatra", a song by David Vendetta
"Cleopatra", a song by Nico Fidenco
"Cleopatra, Queen of Denial", a 1993 song by Pam Tillis