Full Name Tharrhypas Died 385 BC | Children Alcetas I of Epirus | |
Relatives Neoptolemus I of Epirus (grandson)Arybbas of Epirus (grandson) Parents Admetus of Epirus, Phthia I Grandchildren Arybbas of Epirus, Neoptolemus I of Epirus People also search for Alcetas I of Epirus, Arybbas of Epirus, Admetus of Epirus, Neoptolemus I of Epirus Great grandchildren Olympias, Alexander I of Epirus, Alcetas II of Epirus |
Tharrhypas (Greek: Θαρύπας, 430 - 392 BC) was a king of the Molossians and ancestor of Alexander the Great.
He is mentioned by Thucydides 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.
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