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Olympias

375 BC - 316 BC

Olympias

Olympias (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great. She was extremely influential in Alexander's life and was recognized as de facto leader of Macedon during Alexander's conquests. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olympias has received more than 1,713,262 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Olympias is the 26th most popular companion (up from 33rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Greece (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Companion.

Olympias was the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus and Queen Olympias, a descendant of the Greek King Alexander the Great. She was the wife of King Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great.

Memorability Metrics

1.7M
Page Views (PV)
73.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
10.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Olympias ranks 26 out of 673. Before her are Bathsheba, Elizabeth of York, Joseph Bonaparte, Aspasia, Victoria, Princess Royal, and Catherine Howard. After her are Queen Silvia of Sweden, Messalina, Klara Hitler, Anne of Cleves, Mileva Marić, and Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon.

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Bathsheba
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 20
Elizabeth of York
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 21
Joseph Bonaparte
1768 - 1844
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 22
Aspasia
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 23
Victoria, Princess Royal
1840 - 1901
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 24
Catherine Howard
1523 - 1542
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 25
Olympias
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 26
Queen Silvia of Sweden
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 27
Messalina
17 - 48
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 28
Klara Hitler
1860 - 1907
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 29
Anne of Cleves
1515 - 1557
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 30
Mileva Marić
1875 - 1948
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 31
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
1635 - 1719
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 32

Contemporaries

Among people born in 375 BC, Olympias ranks 1. After her are Chanakya, Menaechmus, and Aristobulus of Cassandreia. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Olympias ranks 1. After her are Eumenes, Sun Bin, Porus, Peithon, Antigenes, and Eudemus.