Magas was a Greek

Greeks

The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 Macedonian

Macedonia (Greece)

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 nobleman that lived in the 4th century BC.

Magas was a local nobleman from obscure origins and was from Eordeaea. Little is known on his life.

Magas married the noblewoman Antigone, the child of Cassander

Cassander (brother of Antipater)

Cassander was a Greek Macedonian nobleman that lived in the 4th century BC.Cassander was the son of Iolaus by an unnamed mother and brother of the powerful Regent and general Antipater. Cassander’s family were distant collateral relatives to the Argead dynasty...

 and the niece of the powerful Regent

Regent

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 Antipater

Antipater

Antipater was a Macedonian general and a supporter of kings Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. In 320 BC, he became Regent of all of Alexander's Empire. Antipater was one of the sons of a Macedonian nobleman called Iollas or Iolaus and his family were distant collateral relatives to the...

. His marriage to Antigone reveals that Magas was a nobleman of some social status and influence as he married a close relation to the powerful Regent and his wife was a distant collateral relative to the Argead dynasty

Argead dynasty

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After Magas married Antigone, they settled in Eordeaea. Antigone bore Magas a daughter; his only known child Berenice I of Egypt

Berenice I of Egypt

Berenice I was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman and through her marriage to Ptolemy I Soter, became the first Queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.-Family:...

. Magas had two namesakes: his grandson Magas of Cyrene

Magas of Cyrene

Magas of Cyrene was a Greek Macedonian nobleman. Through his mother’s second marriage he was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He became King of Cyrenaica and he managed to wrestle independence for Cyrenaica from the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt.-Family Background & Early Life:Magas...

 and his great, great grandson Magas of Egypt

Magas of Egypt

Magas was a grandson of Magas of Cyrene, being a son of Ptolemy Euergetes and Berenice...

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Sources

• Ptolemaic Genealogy: Berenice I
• Ptolemaic Dynasty - Affiliated Lines: Antipatrids
• W. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006