Kratesipolis

Early Life
Kratesipolis, Queen of Corinth (339 BC - present) Daughter of the Macedonian general, Meleagar, Chryseis (Kratesipolis's given name) was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her father, Meleager, (one of Alexander's generals) doted on his daughter - rare for a Macedonian, who prized their male issue above all else. A bright and vivacious, child, Chryseis was loved by all of the Macedonian nobility, including Cassander, who in later life was to become her bitter enemy, but most of all Ptolemy (who would become King of Egypt).

As Chryseis grew from infant to child, however, it was becoming apparent that she was no ordinary little girl. Even at a young age, it was clear that the gods had marked her with a singular beauty and intelligence.

Childhood was a happy time for Chryseis. She grew accustomed to having her whims granted by all about her, and learned quickly that boys and men especially, were keen to please her. Her mother, a minor Corinthian noblewoman, recognised this domineering streak in her child, and encouraged it. She knew well that a woman in the poisonous world of Macedonian nobility would need every advantage to survive. She did what she could to further Chryseis's education, and to Meleager's both consternation and delight, pushed the general to school her in the tactics of the Macedonian war-machine. These lessons were to prove invaluable the future.

As Chryseis blossomed into womanhood, her beauty was garnering much attention in the Alexandrian court, and marriage proposals were arriving in increasing numbers. But fate intervened - in Hellas, Antipater died, leaving his friend Polyperchon as regent (much to the fury of Antipater's son, Cassander). Polyperchon's own son - named Alexander - was of age and needed a wife to ensure his line. It was here that Apollonia spotted an opportunity for her daughter to escape the increasingly treacherous Alexanderian court - she pushed Meleager to offer Chryseis to Alexander in marriage. The young general was more than pleased, as the sixteen year old Chryseis was already being called "The Helen of her age."



Parents

 * Father: Meleager
 * Mother: Appolonia

Siblings

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Consorts

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Children

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Grandchildren

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Personal Friends

 * Leonidaof Sparta

Lovers

 * Leonida of Sparta

Noteable Relatives

 * None