Tharrhypas
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| Tharrhypas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tharrhypas |
| Title | King of the Molossians |
| Children | King Alcetas I of Epirus |
| Relatives | Neoptolemus I of Epirus (grandson) Arybbas of Epirus (grandson) |
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 | King of Epirus 430– 392 BC |
Succeeded by Alcetas I |
