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cleopatra
/ˌkliəˈpætɹə/
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What does cleopatra mean?
noun
- The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
- A woman of great seductive beauty.
- A variety of apple.
More meanings (3)
noun
- The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).
proper noun
- A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
- (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkliəˈpætɹə/
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A wise man would sooner see his daughter a Nausicaa than a Sappho, an Aspasia, a Cleopatra, or even an Hypatia.
Caesar replied that he did not want Egyptians to be his counselors, and soon after, privately sent for Cleopatra from her retirement.
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Here’s the manner of ’t: I’ th’ market-place, on a tribunal silvered, Cleopatra and himself in chairs of gold Were publicly enthroned.
Cleopatra, supposed to have poisoned slaves in the spirit of scientific research, or perhaps as punishment for having handed her the wrong lipstick, also is set aside.
About the time of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, particularly after the battle of Actium, suicide was in great favor in Egypt.