beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
"The museum exhibit featured a stunning statue dedicated to Cleopatra, the legendary Egyptian queen who captivated both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony before making her tragic final stand."
The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
"The entomologist spent the morning searching for rare Gonepteryx cleopatra specimens in the meadow to confirm their identification as a distinct species within the Pieridae family."
A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 B.C.E.); last of the Ptolemy line.
"The historian explained that while most people know Cleopatra as the famous queen, many other women in her family bore that same royal name during the dynasty's final years."