Meleager.

Meleager (Μελέαγρος) was a hero in Greek myths and legends. His parents were Oineus (Οἰνεύς) or Ares and Althea (Ἀλθαία). Deianira (Δῃάνειρα) was Meleager’s sister.

He took part in the campaign of the Arganauts along with Jason, Theseus, Peleus, and others.

Cleopatra and Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) were his wives. Meleager had an offspring named Parthenopaeus (Παρθενοπαῖος).

Famous people and their quotes. Part fifty one.

                                                                    Cleopatra VII.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/icon-portrait-cleopatra-vector-illustration-269280452

“Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent.”

“I will not be triumphed over.”

Source of information:

https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/cleopatra-quotes 

and https://www.biography.com/royalty/cleopatra-vii

Great people: George Bernard Shaw.

George Bernard Shaw was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. His parents were George Carr Shaw and Lucinda Elizabeth Shaw. Also, he had two older sisters.

Shaw became a playwright and critic. He wrote many novels and plays. Cashel Byron's Profession (1882), Caesar and Cleopatra (1898), Pygmalion (1913).

George Bernard Shaw visited different cities and countries. He had Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, as well as Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1939.

George Shaw married in 1898 to Charlotte Payne-Townshend.

Shaw's quotes and aphorisms became famous, too.

George Bernard Shaw died on November 2, 1950 in England.

Great people: Cleopatra.

Cleopatra VII Philopator (Κλεοπᾰ́τρᾱ Φιλοπάτωρ) was born in 69 B. C., in Alexandria. Her father was Ptolemy XII Auletes and her mother was Cleopatra VI Tryphaena.

Cleapatra was known as a queen of Ptolemaic kingdom, Ancient Egypt. She had relationships with other famous ancient rulers.

Queen Cleopatra had several children. During her reign there were battles and conflicts.

Cleopatra died in 30 B. C., in Alexandria, Egypt.

There are many paintings and sculptures about Cleopatra. Writers used Cleopatra's character in literary works. Her style became popular in movies.