Adobogiona the Elder explained
Adobogiona (fl. c. 90 BC – c. 50 BC) was a Galatian princess from Anatolia.[1] She was known as a mistress of Mithridates VI, and claimed he had fathered her children: a son, Mithridates of Pergamon, and a daughter, Adobogiona the Younger.[2]
Adobogonia was a member of the Trokmian dynasty, rulers of Galatia; her brother was the Galatian king, Brogitaros.[3] She was married to Menodotus, a wealthy citizen of Pergamon.[4] A large statue of her was set up in temple of Hera in Pergamon.[5]
References
- S. Mitchell, Anatolia: Land, Men and Gods in Asia Minor, Vol. I (1956).
- A. Mayor, The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009,
- Ton Derks/Nico Roymans, Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, p. 137.
Notes and References
- Book: Kaye, Noah . The Attalids of Pergamon and Anatolia: Money, Culture, and State Power . 2023-02-23 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-009-27955-0 . en.
- Book: Magie, David . Roman Rule in Asia Minor, Volume 1 (Text): To the End of the Third Century After Christ . 2015-12-08 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-4979-6 . en.
- Book: Derks . Ton . Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition . Roymans . Nico . 2009 . Amsterdam University Press . 978-90-8964-078-9 . en.
- Book: Ellis-Evans, Aneurin . The Kingdom of Priam: Lesbos and the Troad between Anatolia and the Aegean . 2019-04-25 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-256797-0 . en.
- Book: Ma, John . Statues and Cities: Honorific Portraits and Civic Identity in the Hellenistic World . 2013-06-27 . OUP Oxford . 978-0-19-966891-5 . en.
