The Olympiad as a historical personality lived in the shadow of two major historical characters, Philip and Alexander. Though, It was not at all in strength of personality and the involvement or intervention contributed to the formation of many historical events of the era.
She was the daughter of Neoptolemus deyterotoki, King of the molossians of Epirus, and born 373 e.g. in Passarwna, the capital of the Kingdom.
When he was eleven years old, her father died and the throne took her uncle, Arybbas, who married older sister, Troas. Her brother, Alexander, It was then just a year old. It was at this time that the continent was relieved from the local pericharakwsis and spirit were in regenerative period in all areas.
The Olympiad from the childhood years was special education beyond mere learning and writing. Early excelled for the restless and unsatisfied spirit of, the metaphysical concerns and thirst to learn more about the mysteries of life and death. He learned the hieratic secrets in the Oracle of Dodona, which served for years, While it was initiated and in the Bacchanalian Mysteries. Was priestess of Kaviria Mysteries of Samothrace, they met and fell in love with Philip II.
Her name, According to the historian W. Heckel, Polyxena was when she was a child, Myrtali when married, and later renamed Olympiad and Stratonice. The name Olympias was given, According to tradition, After Philip's victory at the Olympic Games of 356 e.g..
There was the lawful wife of Philip and unique Queen of Macedon. Lived with him twenty years (375 BC-337 BC). Ο Φίλιππος, of course, According to the logic of the era, got a lot of women (Aydata, Filina, Nikisipoli, Mida, etc.) that wasn't "Macedonian women", except the last, Cleopatra. When she walked in the Macedonian Court, found by Filinna them with her son, Aridaio, and the daughter of Aydatas, Cynane. The Olympiad was the most educated of all those married Philip and generally "Macedonian women" from all noblewomen. He exercised an unparalleled fascination with the beauty of, education and severity. Sacrifice a lot for her voracious filarchia, Apart from life or reputation of her son, Alexandrou, He loved pathological.
Plutarch, who lived several centuries later, the characteristic of kakotropi and jealous. Also, reports that appeared with domesticated snakes. Later, It is said that she confessed to her husband that Alexander was not the son of, but that was captured by a snake that appeared in her sleep, which, According to legend, It was Jupiter's own incarnation and that Philip himself divided and sent in the continent accusing the adultery.
However, It had many virtues, many of which are imparted to her son, Alexander. In the turbulent and tumultuous life of meeting big assets and large defects. As a doting mother, She had set her life on a single purpose and served with passion: How would ensure for the son of the succession to the throne of Macedonia into the maelstrom of the machinations and intrigues in the courtyard of Pella. And this relentless passion of imply Philip, When, in response to his son Alexander, that characterized his mother as the more courageous than’ all Nereids, said laughing: "not only more courageous, but polemikoteri, Why does not stop to kaygadizei».
Relations between the two spouses to t o 337 e.g., so and Makedonissa Cleopatra, General Attaloy anepsia, raised as fair and lawful Queen, There were basically harmonics, without missing some explosions. Philip of the governance of the trust, When he was absent in the frequent and lengthy campaigns. The Olympiad was created in the courtyard of her own circle of favoured, that protected them even from their commitment and mission in various fronts.
It was endowed with gifts large, Indeed sovereign. After the death of her brother, Alexandrou, King of the molossians, He settled in Epirus and became Regent and Commissioner of the grandson of minor, Neoptolemus Iii.
On The Continent, developed political action of historical significance. Platyne the "audience of Molossos" with the admission of new Continental sexes and renamed "the allies of Apeirotan mean», animating so the reeling prestige of the dynasty of ancient Epirus, He ruled the Continent thirteen years until the 317 e.g..
The unexpected and sad the death knell of her son, the 323 e.g., the crashed. We never wanted to accept that Alexander died of natural death and still learning that mourned lingered atafos in Babylon for two years, because of wild games succession of generals of. Her rage grew, When the Macedonian army in Asia raised the retarded King Philip's son – from the Filinna – as Philip Aridaio, whom he married the ambitious daughter of Kynanis, Antaia-Evridiki, to serve the ambitious aims of.
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