Adobogiona the Younger

Adobogiona (fl. c. 70 BC – c. 30 BC) was an illegitimate daughter of King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Her mother was the Galatian princess Adobogiona the Elder. After the death of her father, Adobogiona married the noble Castor Saecondarius, tetrach of all Galatians from 41/40 to 37/36 BC. Their son Deiotarus Philadelphus became the last king of Paphlagonia at some point before 31 BC and ruled until his death around AD 6.

Adobogiona
Bornc. 70 BC
Diedc. 30 BC
SpouseCastor of Galatia
IssueDeiotarus Philadelphus
FatherMithridates VI of Pontus
MotherAdobogiona the Elder
For other people with the same name, see Adobogiona (disambiguation).

References
  • Ton Derks/Nico Roymans, Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, p. 137.
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