Tharrhypas
Tharrhypas | |
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King of the Molossians | |
Born | Tharrhypas |
Issue | King Alcetas I of Epirus |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Tharrhypas[1] (Greek: Θαρύπας, 430 - 392 BC) was a king of the Molossians and ancestor of Alexander the Great.
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]
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Preceded by Admetus |
King of Epirus 430–392 BC |
Succeeded by Alcetas I |
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