Lanike

Lanike
Lanike
Λανίκη
Nationality	Macedonian
Occupation	nurse
Employer	Philip II of Macedon
Known for	nurse of Alexander the Great
Spouse	Andronicus of Olynthus
Children	Proteas and 2 others
Relatives	Cleitus the Black (brother)

Lanike or Lanice pronounced (Lan iss) (Greek: Λανίκη), also called Hellanike or Alacrinis, daughter of Dropidas, who was son of Critias, was the sister of Cleitus the Black, and the nurse of Alexander the Great.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] She was born, most likely, shortly after 380 BC; for she is named as the mother of Proteas and two other sons who died in the Siege of Miletus in 334 BC. Her husband may have been Andronicus of Olynthus.^[5]

^ Rockefeller, J. D. (2016-11-22). The Story of Alexander the Great. J.D. Rockefeller.
^ Grote, George (1907). A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great. University of California: John Murray. ISBN 9780598582911.
^ Chrystal, Paul (2016-05-15). In Bed with the Ancient Greeks. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5413-3.
^ Skelton, Debra; Dell, Pamela (2009). Empire of Alexander the Great. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60413-162-8.
^ Who's Who In The Age Of Alexander The Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire, Waldemar Heckel, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-4051-1210-7

[1] Rockefeller, J. D. (2016-11-22). The Story of Alexander the Great. J.D. Rockefeller.

[2] Grote, George (1907). A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great. University of California: John Murray. ISBN 9780598582911.

[3] Chrystal, Paul (2016-05-15). In Bed with the Ancient Greeks. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-5413-3.

[4] Skelton, Debra; Dell, Pamela (2009). Empire of Alexander the Great. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60413-162-8.

[5] Who's Who In The Age Of Alexander The Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire, Waldemar Heckel, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-4051-1210-7

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