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Βελεστίχη
Belestiche
C3 BCE. One of the mistresses of King
Ptolemy
II Philadelphus of Egypt (reigned 282-246 BCE); mentioned in Plutarch, Moralia 753E, who says there were shrines dedicated to her in Alexandria. cf. under sigma …
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