Associations to the word «Ptolemy»
Noun
- Cleopatra
- Claudius
- Geographer
- Pliny
- Alexandria
- Pompey
- Kepler
- Astronomer
- Thrace
- Astrology
- Pharaoh
- Egypt
- Aristotle
- Plutarch
- Bc
- Astronomy
- Xii
- Galen
- Xiii
- Herodotus
- Macedonian
- Bce
- Caesar
- Constellation
- Egyptian
- Zodiac
- Cyprus
- Geography
- Galileo
- Syria
- Macedonia
- Longitude
- Optic
- Antony
- Viii
- Promontory
- Ravenna
- Nile
- Gaul
- Alexander
- Greco
- Quail
- Byzantium
- Optics
- Osiris
- Plato
- Thebes
- Cosmology
- Vii
- Reign
- Ganges
- Vi
- Babylon
- Meridian
- Treatise
- Ix
- Antioch
- Greek
- Sinus
- Tyre
- Philo
- Equator
- Roman
- Ruler
- Cassius
- Xiv
- Papyrus
- Coinage
- Cos
- Athenian
- Iv
- Antiquity
- Ad
- Genealogy
- Regent
- Anatolia
- Ancient
- Throne
- Xv
- Mercenary
- Sardinia
- Heracles
- Cato
- Romans
- Corinth
- Darius
Adjective
Wiktionary
PTOLEMY, proper noun. A male given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt.
Dictionary definition
PTOLEMY, noun. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance.
PTOLEMY, noun. An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.