Berenike II of Egypt (267-221 BCE)* Queen of Cyrene 249-246* Queen of Egypt 246-222* goddess, was wo
Berenike II of Egypt (267-221 BCE)* Queen of Cyrene 249-246* Queen of Egypt 246-222* goddess, was worshipped as Thea Euergetis a.k.a “benefactor goddess”. Specialty: protector against shipwrecks* constellation Berenice’s hair is named after herhttps://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=181517&cachesLoaded=trueProvenance/rights: Münzkabinett,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz;Creator: Bernhard Weisser ; Copyright Notice;CC BY-NC-SA -- source link
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