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Pothinus
Pothinus or Potheinos (; early 1st century BC – 48 or 47 BC), a eunuch, was regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. He is most remembered for turning Ptolemy against his sister and co-ruler Cleopatra, thus starting a civil war, and for having Pompey decapitated and presenting the severed head to Julius Caesar according to some sources.
Bilistiche
Bilistiche (Greek: Βιλιστίχη; born c. 280 BC) or Belistiche was a Hellenistic courtesan of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and winner of the 264 BC Olympic Games in tethrippon and synoris.

Ganymedes
Eunuch, general, tutor of Arsinoe IV
Agathoclea
mistress of Ptolemy IV of Egypt
Charmion
servant to Cleopatra
Apollodorus the Sicilian
Hellenistic Egyptian
Kleino
ancient Greek hetaira, courtier and cup-bearer