Question

One holder of this royal position was the subject of cult worship administered by a priest known (15[1])as the “holy colt.” Another holder of this position, who had Seleukos “the Salt-Fish seller” strangled, was deposed by Aulus Gabinius. During the (15[1])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 (10[1])famous holder of this position fought a (10[1])civil (-5[1])war (10[1])against Arsinoe IV and once (10[1])dissolved (10[1])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 (10[1])rulers of the Ptolemaic kingdom, such as Mark Antony’s lover Cleopatra. ■END■ (0[1])

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Halle Friedmanmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry1615
Daniel SheinbergUG Championship Players (and Mazin)nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft3915
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry7810
Victor Pavaonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softColumbia B8510
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softmeet the new weird, same as the old weird86-5
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdColumbia B8710
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainColumbia B9210
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) BagelryUG Championship Players (and Mazin)9310
Anson BernsWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)12010
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft1320

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