Tharrhypas
Tharrhypas | |
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King of Epirus | |
Reign | 430 - 392 BC |
Predecessor | Admetus of Epirus |
Successor | Alcetas I of Epirus |
Born | Tharrhypas |
Issue | Alcetas I of Epirus |
House | Aeacidae |
Father | Admetus of Epirus |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Tharrhypas[1] (Greek: Θαρύπας, 430 - 392 BC) was a king of the Molossians and the great-great- grandfather of Alexander the Great.[citation needed]
He is mentioned by Thucydides[2] as a minor in 429 BC.
He was the father of Alcetas I, and is said to have been the first to introduce southern Greek (namely Attic) cultural traits among Molossians.[3]
References
- ^ Alternative forms: Tharrypas, Tharyps, Tharrytas, Tharybas
- ^ History of the Peloponnesian War 2. 80)
- ^ Pausanias 1. 11 , Plutarch Pyrrhus