Athenais
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Athenais was a prophetess from Erythrae in Ionia, Asia Minor. She lived at the time of Alexander the Great, and told Alexander of his allegedly divine descent, according to Strabo.
Dissambiguation needed: Athenais was also used as name for Aelia Eudocia - wife of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II
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Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan:
In the reign of Louis XIV, a woman, his mistress, Athénais de Rochechouart de mortemart, marquise de Montespan (Athénais names herself after the virgin Athena), claimed the right as "the real queen of France." She was hungry for power, and so fought her way into Louis's heart, and bed, and would create the greatest scandal in the time of Louis.
When Louis's health was failing, witchcraft was blamed as the cause, and many women, and one man, were brought in. Most women were executed, the man was freed, but all fingers pointed to Athénaïs for plotting to kill the king, which was not true.
