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Date "Berenice" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Specialty Definition: BERENICE

Domain Definition
Satire BERENICE'S :HAIR:, n. A constellation (Coma Berenices) named in honor of one who sacrificed her hair to save her husband. Her locks an ancient lady gave Her loving husband's life to save; And men -- they honored so the dame -- Upon some stars bestowed her name. But to our modern married fair, Who'd give their lords to save their hair, No stellar recognition's given. There are not stars enough in heaven. G.J. Source: Devil's Dictionary
Bible See Bernice. (references)
Literature 1: Pope, in his Rape of the Lock, converts the purloined ringlet into a star or meteor, "which drew behind a radiant trail of háir." (Canto v.)
2: Berenice (4 syl.). The sister-wife of Ptolemy III., who vowed to sacrifice her hair to the gods, if her husband returned home the vanquisher of Asia. She suspended her hair in the temple of the war-god, but it was stolen the first night, and Conon of Samos told the king that the winds had wafted it to heaven, where it still forms the seven stars near the tail of Leo, called Coma Berenices. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Wikipedic Berenice or Berenike (bernikē) is a Macedonian name, meaning bearer of victory (corresponding to Greek *phere-nikē). (references)

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Common Expressions: BERENICE

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Berenice (opera) Berenice, regina d'Egitto (Bernice, Queen of Egypt). Opera by Handel written in 1737. It is based upon the life of Cleopatra Berenice daughter of Ptolomy IX (the main character in Handel's opera Tolomeo) and is set in around 81BC. (references)
Berenice (port) Berenice or Berenice Troglodytica (now known as Medinet-el Haras) is an ancient seaport of Egypt. It was founded by Ptolemy II (285 BC—247 BC) on the west coast of the Red Sea. He named the town after his wife, Berenice I of Egypt. Troglodytica refers to the aboriginal people of the region, the "Troglodytai" or "cave dwellers". Although the name is attested by several ancient writers, the more ancient Ptolemaic inscriptions read Trogodytai (which G.W.B. Huntingford has speculated could be related to the same root as Tuareg, or to the Arabic word tawāriq, sing. tāriqa, "tribe"). It is possible that copyist later confused this name with the more common term Troglodytai. (references)
Berenice (rocket) Berenice was the designation of a four-stage French experimental rocket. Berenice 001 to Berenice 012 were tested from 1962 to 1966. The Berenice was 13.25 meters long, possessed a diameter of 0.56 meters and weighed at launch 3340 kg. The takeoff thrust of the Berenice, which could carry a payload of 40 kg to a height of 1000 kilometers, amounted to 170 kN. The first stage of the Berenice possessed 4 stabilisation rockets of the type SEPR P167 with 34 kN as characteristic thrust. As the first stage the Stromboli SEPR 739, as the second the SEPR 740, as the third the Tramontane, and as the fourth the Melanie were used. (references)
Berenice (Seleucid queen) Berenice was the daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus. In ca. 250 BC she married the Seleucid monarch Antiochus II Theos, who, following an agreement with Ptolemy (249 BC), had divorced his wife Laodice and transferred the succession to Berenice's children. On Ptolemy's death, Antiochus repudiated Berenice and took back Laodice, who, however, at once poisoned him and murdered Berenice and her son. (references)
Berenice (short story) Berenice is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was published in 1835. (references)
Berenice Abbott Berenice Abbott (July_17, 1898 - December_9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of the streetlife and architecture of New York City during the 1930s. She was cared for by Hippolyte Havel. (references)
Berenice III of Egypt Berenice III (120-80 BC), sometimes called Cleopatra Berenice, ruled as queen of Egypt from 81-80 BC, and possibly from 101-88 BC jointly with her uncle/husband Ptolemy X Alexander. She was the first woman to rule Egypt alone in 1100 years, the last being Queen Twosret in 1185 BC. (references)
Berenice IV of Egypt Berenice IV, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and probably Cleopatra V of Egypt Tryphaena, sister of Cleopatra VI of Egypt Tryphaena, the famous Cleopatra VII (loved by Julius Caesar and Mark Antony). Berenice dethroned her father in 58 BC and became co-regent with her mother. They ruled Egypt for a year, until her mother died and she ruled alone. (references)
Maria Berenice Dias Maria Berenice Dias (born in 1948 in the city of Santiago, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a progressive Brazilian judge, the first woman to take the bench in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul. She also was the first woman to become a justice of the Court of Appeals (Tribunal de Justiça) in that same state. She is the presiding justice over the 7th Panel of Judges of the Court of Appeals in the state capital of Porto Alegre. Her own specialty is the area of family law. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: BERENICE

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Bernice, or berenice Bible (bringing victory), the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1) etc. She was first married to her uncle Herod, king of Chaleis, and after his death (A.D. 48) she lived under circumstances of great suspicion with her own brother, Agrippa II., in connection with whom she is mentioned, (Acts 25:13,23; 26:30) as having visited Festus on his appointment as procurator of Judea. (references)

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Extended Definition: BERENICE

Berenice

Berenice or Berenike (Greek: Βερενίκη, Berenikē) is the Ancient Macedonian form for Attic Greek Φερενίκη (Pherenikē), meaning "bearer of victory", from φέρω (pherō) "to bear" + νίκη (nikē) "victory"[1]. Berenika priestess of Demetra in Lete ca. 350 BC is the oldest epigraphical evidence[2][3]. The Latin form of the same name is Veronica.

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, a sister of Herod the Great
    • Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa I
    • Berenice, daughter of Mariamne, a daughter of Herod Agrippa I
  • Saints:
    • Berenice, also known as Saint Veronica, saint from Jerusalem
Places
  • Berenice, the ancient Egyptian name for Benghazi, Libya
  • Ancient ports on the Red Sea:
    • Berenice Troglodytica, now known as Medinet-el Haras, 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

References

  • Berenice Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
  1. Berenike, Liddell and Scottt, "A Greek-English Lexicon", at Perseus
  2. Lete Epigraphical Database
  3. Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings [1] by Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos

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Topics by Level of Interest: BERENICE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Berenice of Cilicia 35     Berenice 24
Berenice 24     Berenice (daughter of Mariamne) 2
Berenice (short story) 24     Berenice (daughter of Salome) 3
Berenice Abbott 24     Berenice (opera) 7
Berenice Sydney 22     Berenice (rocket) 3
Berenice IV of Egypt 19     Berenice (Seleucid queen) 3
Nacaduba berenice 12     Berenice (short story) 24
Berenice Troglodytica 9     Berenice Abbott 24
Berenice (opera) 7     Berenice Epideires 3
Maria Berenice Dias 6     Berenice I of Egypt 4
Berenice II 6     Berenice II 6
Berenice III of Egypt 4     Berenice III of Egypt 4
Berenice I of Egypt 4     Berenice IV of Egypt 19
Berenice (rocket) 3     Berenice of Cilicia 35
Berenice (Seleucid queen) 3     Berenice Panchrysos 3
Berenice Panchrysos 3     Berenice Sydney 22
Berenice Epideires 3     Berenice Troglodytica 9
Berenice (daughter of Salome) 3     Maria Berenice Dias 6
Berenice (daughter of Mariamne) 2     Nacaduba berenice 12

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Translations: BERENICE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Brazilian Portuguese Berenice (Berenice). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Berenike die Jüngere (Berenice), Berenike (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Bérénice (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
French Bérénice (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
German Berenike die Jüngere (Berenice), Berenike (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 베레니케 (Berenice). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 베레니케 (Berenice). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ברניקי (Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Berenike die Jüngere (Berenice), Berenike (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Berenike die Jüngere (Berenice), Berenike (Berenice, Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian Berenice (Berenice). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ברניקי (Berenice of Cilicia). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ベレニス女子名 (Berenice), ベレニス・アボット (Berenice Abbott). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 베레니케 (Berenice). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese Berenice (Berenice). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Berenice. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BERENICE

Language Translations for “Berenice” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Bathagerathagenathagicathage (Berenice). Additional references: Athag, Berenice. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Bageragenagicage (Berenice). Additional references: Double Dutch, Berenice. (volunteer)
Esperanto Berenico (Berenice), Berenica (Berenice). Additional references: Esperanto, Berenice. (volunteer)
Leet |3&P\&[\]1¢& (Berenice). Additional references: Leet, Berenice. (volunteer)
Oppish Boperopenopicope (Berenice). Additional references: Oppish, Berenice. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Erenicebay (Berenice). Additional references: Pig Latin, Berenice. (volunteer)
Terran B Berenice (Berenice). Additional references: Terran B, Berenice. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Buberubenubicube (Berenice). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Berenice. (volunteer)
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