In Greek mythology, the name Laodice referred to different people. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - An alternate name for Electra
- Mother of Niobe
- Fairest daughter of Priam of Troy and Hecuba, wife of Helicaon, the son of Antenor; she is elsewhere called the wife of Telephus, king of Mysia and son of Heracles.
In Hellenistic history, too, many women bear this name, almost all of them related: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Laodice of Macedonia was the mother of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- Laodice I was a queen of Antiochus II Theos and mother of Seleucus II Callinicus
- Laodice II was the queen of Seleucus II Callinicus
- Laodice III was the daughter of Mithridates II of Pontus and the wife of Antiochus III the Great
- Laodice of Pontus, her sister, was another daughter of Mithridates II king of Pontus and the wife of Achaeus, a Seleucid general.
- Laodice of Cappadocia was the wife of Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia
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