Audata Eurydice of Illyria of Macedon

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Birth: Death:336 BC Illyrian Princess who later became Queen of Macedonia Audata was the first or second wife of Philip and took the name Eurydice, the name of Philip's Illyrian mother, after the wedding. This name change was probably due to dynastic reasons, because she was briefly the official queen of Philip. It may signify that Philip chose to change Audata's Illyrian name to something more Greek, or it could speak to his filial piety or simply to indicate that her status had changed. Soon after, Olympias became the main wife of Philip. Audata not only maintained an Illyrian identity in a Macedonian context but also passed that identity to her daughter and granddaughter. Illyrian women led armies in battle, a skill that Audata taught her only child, her daughter Cynane. She trained her daughter in riding, hunting, and fighting also. Cynane herself trained her daughter Eurydice II of Macedon after the manner of her own education, in martial exercises.

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Audata Eurydice of Illyria of Macedon
Locality
Vergina, Regional unit of Imathia, Greece
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Albania
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Vergina Museum ↗
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Cemetery
Vergina Museum
Locality
Vergina, Regional unit of Imathia
Country
Greece
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