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Ptolemy Aulêtes

Cleopatra's father, former king of Egypt.

minor

Also known as Ptolemy the Piper

First appearance: Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child

Ptolemy Aulêtes shows up with force in Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Pharaoh of Egypt who orders the murder of the prophesied child.

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In Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child: Pharaoh of Egypt who orders the murder of the prophesied child. Later, in Of the Disobedience of Harmachis; Of the…

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Cleopatra's family and rivals
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Egyptian loyalists and Romans

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Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child
Pharaoh of Egypt who orders the murder of the prophesied child.
Of the Disobedience of Harmachis; Of the Slaying of the Lion; and of the Speech of the Old Wife, Atoua
The Piper Pharaoh, who mocked the head of a slain child and later trembled at the omen spoken by a sharp-tongued girl.
III: Of the Rebuke of Amenemhat; Of the Prayer of Harmachis; and of the Sign Given by the Holy Gods
The dead king who had sought to kill Harmachis; his will is being defied by the eunuch Pothinus.

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