Phila

Phila (; after 300 BC – after 246 BC) She was given to Antigonus by her brother, later Antiochus I king of the Seleucid Empire. This was done by way of Antiochus formally giving up his claim to Macedonia and recognising Antigonus as king there following an alliance opposing him between Antigonus and Nicomedes I of Bithynia.

Phila's wedding was used by Antigonus to emphasise that his rule was a return to the old Argead dynasty and cement his legitimacy. Phila had no formal role in the governance of the country, but there is evidence that she had influence. Unusually for Hellenistic rulers who were often polygamous, Antigonus married only Phila. The poet Aratus wrote a hymn for the wedding and an epigram for Phila.

A statue of Phila was erected on the island of Delos. On the island of Samos, Phila had a temenos, a holy precinct under official control.