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{{Short description|Son of Ptolemy III and Berenice}}
'''Magas''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Mάγας; 241 BC - 221 BC) was a grandson of [[Magas of Cyrene]], being a son of [[Ptolemy III of Egypt|Ptolemy Euergetes]] (246&ndash;221 BC) and [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice]]. He was put to death by his brother [[Ptolemy IV of Egypt|Ptolemy Philopator]] (221&ndash;204 BC), soon after the accession of the latter, at the instigation of [[Sosibius]].{{r|poly_5.34_15.25}}

==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. '''Magas of Egypt'''
|2= 2. [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]], [[List of Pharaohs|Pharaoh of Egypt]]
|3= 3. [[Berenice II of Egypt]]
|4= 4. [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]], [[List of Pharaohs|Pharaoh of Egypt]]
|5= 5. [[Arsinoe I]]
|6= 6. [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas, King of Cyrenaica]]
|7= 7. [[Apama II]]
|8= 8. [[Ptolemy I Soter]], [[List of Pharaohs|Pharaoh of Egypt]]
|9= 9. [[Berenice I of Egypt]] (=13)
|10= 10. [[Lysimachus]], [[King]] of [[Thrace]], [[Asia Minor]] and [[Macedon]]
|11= 11. [[Nicaea of Macedon]]
|12= 12. [[Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt)|Philip]]
|13= 13. [[Berenice I of Egypt]] (=9)
|14= 14. [[Antiochus I Soter]], [[List of Seleucid rulers|Basileus of the Seleucid Empire]]
|15= 15. [[Stratonice of Syria]]
|16= 16. [[Lagus]]
|17= 17. [[Arsinoe of Macedon]]
|18= 18. [[Magas of Macedon]] (=26)
|19= 19. [[Antigone of Macedon]] (daughter of [[Cassander (brother of Antipater)|Cassander]]) (=27)
|20= 20. [[Agathocles of Pella]]
|21= 21. Arsinoe
|22= 22. [[Antipater]], [[Regent]] of [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]]
|24= 24. Amyntas
|26= 26. [[Magas of Macedon]] (=18)
|27= 27. [[Antigone of Macedon]] (daughter of [[Cassander (brother of Antipater)|Cassander]]) (=19)
|28= 28. [[Seleucus I Nicator]], [[List of Seleucid rulers|Basileus of the Seleucid Empire]]
|29= 29. [[Apama]] (daughter of [[Spitamenes]])
|30= 30. [[Demetrius I of Macedon|Demetrius I, King of Macedon]]
|31= 31. [[Phila (daughter of Antipater)|Phila of Macedon]] (daughter of 22)
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==References==
*[[William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith, William]] (editor); ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]'', [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2007.html "Magas (2)"], [[Boston]], (1867)

==Notes==
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<ref name=poly_5.34_15.25>[[Polybius]], ''Histories'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0234&layout=&loc=5.34 v. 34], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0234&layout=&loc=15.25 xv. 25]</ref>
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[[Category:3rd-century BC Egyptian people]]
[[Category:3rd-century BC deaths]]
[[Category:3rd-century BC Greek people]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Ptolemaic dynasty]]
[[Category:Sons of kings]]

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