One holder of this royal position was the subject of cult worship administered by a priest known as the “holy colt.” Another holder of this position, who had Seleukos “the Salt-Fish seller” strangled, was deposed by Aulus Gabinius. During the Laodicean War, a third holder of this position made a dedication that disappeared overnight at the Cape Zephyrion sanctuary; according to myth, that (*) lock of hair from a holder of this position was turned into a constellation. The most famous holder of this position fought a civil war against Arsinoe IV and once dissolved a pearl in vinegar. Many women from the Lagid Dynasty infamously acceded to this title by marrying their brothers. For 10 points, name this position of female rulers of the Ptolemaic kingdom, such as Mark Antony’s lover Cleopatra. ■END■
ANSWER: queen of Egypt [or queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom; accept wife of the pharaoh or wife of the king of Egypt; accept basilissa for “queen”; accept, I suppose, hmt nswt wrt; prompt on pharaoh or ruler of Egypt; prompt on sister of the pharaoh by asking “What title did that person hold?”; reject “king of Egypt”] (The queens mentioned are Cleopatra III, Berenice IV, Berenice II, and Cleopatra VII.)
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