BERENICE
'Berenice' or 'Berenike' (Greek: , ''Berenikē'') is a Macedonian name, meaning "bearer of victory" (corresponding to Greek ''
★ phere-nikē'').
It may refer to:
;People
★ Several Ptolemaic and Seleucid queens in Cyrenaica and Egypt:
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★ Berenice I of Egypt, mother of Magas of Cyrene and wife of Ptolemy I of Egypt
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★ Berenice (Seleucid queen), daughter of Ptolemy II of Egypt and wife of Seleucid monarch Antiochus II Theos
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★ Berenice II of Egypt, daughter of Magas of Cyrene, wife of Ptolemy III of Egypt and traditional namesake of the constellation Coma Berenices.
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★ Berenice III of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy IX of Egypt. She first married Ptolemy X of Egypt, later Ptolemy XI of Egypt
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★ Berenice IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and elder sister of Cleopatra VII
★ Judean princesses:
★
★ Berenice (daughter of Salome), sister of Herod the Great
★
★ Berenice of Cilicia, daughter of Agrippa I
★
★ Berenice (daughter of Mariamne), daughter of Mariamne (daughter of Herod Agrippa I)
;Places
★ Berenice, the ancient Egyptian name for Benghazi, Libya
★ Ancient ports on the Red Sea:
★
★ Berenice Troglodytica, the largest and most famous of these
★
★ Berenice Panchrysos, near Sabae
★
★ Berenice Epideires, near the mouth of the Red Sea
;Works of authorship
★ ''Bérénice'', a tragedy by French dramatist Jean Racine
★ ''Berenice'' (opera), by George Frideric Händel
★ Bérénice (Magnard opera), an opera by Albéric Magnard after Racine
★ "Berenice" (short story), by Edgar Allan Poe
;Rocketry
★ Berenice (rocket), a series of French experimental rockets
;Botany
★ Berenice (plant), a plant belonging to the Campanulaceae family
★ phere-nikē'').
It may refer to:
;People
★ Several Ptolemaic and Seleucid queens in Cyrenaica and Egypt:
★
★ Berenice I of Egypt, mother of Magas of Cyrene and wife of Ptolemy I of Egypt
★
★ Berenice (Seleucid queen), daughter of Ptolemy II of Egypt and wife of Seleucid monarch Antiochus II Theos
★
★ Berenice II of Egypt, daughter of Magas of Cyrene, wife of Ptolemy III of Egypt and traditional namesake of the constellation Coma Berenices.
★
★ Berenice III of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy IX of Egypt. She first married Ptolemy X of Egypt, later Ptolemy XI of Egypt
★
★ Berenice IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and elder sister of Cleopatra VII
★ Judean princesses:
★
★ Berenice (daughter of Salome), sister of Herod the Great
★
★ Berenice of Cilicia, daughter of Agrippa I
★
★ Berenice (daughter of Mariamne), daughter of Mariamne (daughter of Herod Agrippa I)
;Places
★ Berenice, the ancient Egyptian name for Benghazi, Libya
★ Ancient ports on the Red Sea:
★
★ Berenice Troglodytica, the largest and most famous of these
★
★ Berenice Panchrysos, near Sabae
★
★ Berenice Epideires, near the mouth of the Red Sea
;Works of authorship
★ ''Bérénice'', a tragedy by French dramatist Jean Racine
★ ''Berenice'' (opera), by George Frideric Händel
★ Bérénice (Magnard opera), an opera by Albéric Magnard after Racine
★ "Berenice" (short story), by Edgar Allan Poe
;Rocketry
★ Berenice (rocket), a series of French experimental rockets
;Botany
★ Berenice (plant), a plant belonging to the Campanulaceae family
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