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What is Alexander's mother's name?

Olympias.


What language did Olympias speak?

Olympias spoke ancient Greek. She was the princess of the city state of Molossoe, Hepirus, Greece. She was married to the Greek king Philip of the city state of Macedon. Philip and Olympias were the parents of Alexander the Great, the king of the city state of Macedonia.


What was something great about Alexander the great's mother?

Alexanders mother was Phillips ( Alexander's dad) 4th wife. Her name was Olympias and she was the daughter of Neoptolemus l, the king of Epirus. Olympias was the prime wife of seven to Phillip.


What was Alexander's mom?

Olympias.Answer IIOlympias of Epirus was the mother of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of King Neoptolemus of Epirus. She was the fourth wife of the King of Macedonia, Phillip II the father of Alexander. Plutarch the Ist century biographer said that since Olympias was a devout member of the orgiastic snake worshiping cult of Dionysus, therefore, she may have slept with snakes.She was originally named Polyxena as Plutarch mentions in his work Moralia. She had changed her name to Myrtale prior to her marriage to Philip II . Maybe she had take the name Olympias in recognition of Phillip's victory in the Olympic Games of 356 BC. She was finally named Stratonice, which was likely an epithet attached to Olympias following her victory over Eurydice in 317 BC.Read more: What_is_the_name_of_Alexander_the_great_mother_name


Who were Alexander the Great's siblings?

Alexander didnt have siblings, but his father Phillp had seven other wifes so Alexander had a lot of halfsisters and halfbrothers. One of them (half-sister) was Thessalonike 345 - 295 BC.He would have had many half siblings as his father, Philip had seven wives including Queen Olympias who is Alexander the Great's mother. Cleopatra was his seventh wife.