Aglais1, daughter of Megacles2, a trumpet-player known for her large appetite3, possibly a mistress of Ptolemy II4. She is not otherwise known.
[1] Not in PP. Gr: AglaiV. Ý
[2] Athenaeus 10.415a,b. He is not otherwise known. Ý
[3] Athenaeus 10.415a,b. Ý
[4] Athenaeus 10.415a,b says that she led the procession at the first Ptolemeia. This proves she was a contemporary of Ptolemy II and she is sometimes supposed to have been his mistress. However she is not specifically called a mistress of Ptolemy II, and the possibility is considered doubtful by modern writers, e.g. D. Ogden, Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death 260, 267. I see no particular reason to believe it. Ý
Update Notes:
10 Feb 2002: Added individual trees
19 Feb 2002: Split into separate entry
18 April 2002: Added paternity, Ptolemaia association.
11 Mar 2005: Added Greek transcription
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