Eurydice of Egypt

Who is Eurydice of Egypt?

Eurydice was the daughter of Antipater and the wife of Ptolemy I Soter, who was thought to be the son of Lagus, a Macedonian nobleman, or the illegitimate son of Philip II of Macedon. The period of her marriage is not mentioned by any ancient writer, but it is probable that it took place shortly after the partition of Triparadisus, and the appointment of Antipater to the regency in 321 BC.

She was the mother of three sons: Ptolemy Keraunos, Meleager, who succeeded his brother on the throne of Macedonia and a third child, whose name is unknown, who was put to death by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who was the illegitimate son of Ptolemy I Soter and Bernice. Eurydice also had two daughters; Ptolemais, who married Demetrius I of Macedon