Cynane

Cynane
Kυνάνη
Bornc. 357 BC
Died323 BC
Burial placeVergina
TitlePrincess of Macedon
SpouseAmyntas IV of Macedon
ChildrenEurydice
Parents
FamilyArgead

Cynane (Greek: Kυνάνη, Kynane or Κύνα, Cyna or Κύννα, Cynna;[1] 357[2] – 323 BC[3]) was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata, an Illyrian princess. She is estimated to have been born in 357 BC.

  1. ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Cynane, Cyna
  2. ^ Greenwalt, William S. (1988). "The Marriageability Age at the Argead Court: 360-317 BC". The Classical World. 82 (2): 93–97. doi:10.2307/4350303. JSTOR 4350303.
  3. ^ DGRBM s.v. "Cynane".