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| Alexander Helios | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Ptolemaic Egypt | |
 Bronze statuette identified as Alexander Helios, mid-1st century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Born | 40 BC (presumed, exact date unknown) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | possibly between 29 and 25 BC Rome, Roman Empire |
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic |
| Father | Mark Antony |
| Mother | Cleopatra VII Philopator |
Alexander Helios (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Ἥλιος; late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC)[1] was a Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Alexander's fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene II.[2][3] Cleopatra named her son after Alexander the Great.[4] His second name in Ancient Greek means "Sun"; this was the counterpart of his twin sister's second name Selene (Σελήνη), meaning "Moon".[5]
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- ^ Desmond, Alice (1983). Cleopatra's children. New York, Dodd, Mead. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-396-06376-6.
- ^ Magnusson, Magnus; Moorcroft, Christine (1998). Cleopatra (Famous People Story Books). p. 16. ISBN 978-1-86215-354-7.
- ^ Sapet, Kerrily (2007). Cleopatra: Ruler of Egypt (World Leaders). p. 110. ISBN 978-1-59935-035-6.
- ^ Mason, Charles Peter (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 112. Archived from the original on 2007-04-05.