Cleopatra

Definitions

1. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
2. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
3. A woman of great seductive beauty.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   rare
5. A variety of apple.
6. The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).

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Examples

“Inanna becomes the archetype for all the Cleopatras to come⟳; she is "the bitch goddess" who from her first appearance in Sumerian civilization will live⟳ on in all other civilizations - in myth and legend, novel and poem, Shakespearean play⟳ and Hollywood film.”

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