Tharrhypas

Tharrhypas
King of Epirus
Reign430–392 BC
PredecessorAdmetus of Epirus
SuccessorAlcetas I of Epirus
BornTharrhypas
IssueAlcetas I of Epirus
HouseAeacidae
FatherAdmetus of Epirus
ReligionAncient Greek religion

Tharrhypas[1] (Greek: Θαρύπας or Θάρυψ) was a king of the Molossians and the great-great- grandfather of Alexander the Great.[citation needed] 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.[2]

Thucydides mentions that Tharrhypas was a minor in 429 BC and that his guardian was Sabylinthus.[3]

During his time, the Molossian tribe emerged from political obscurity and began to play an important role in the political scene of Epirus. Tharrhypas made substantial reforms (legislative, political, etc.), which formed the basis for the modernization of the Molossian state.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Alternative forms: Tharrypas, Tharypas, Tharyps, Tharrytas, Tharrhytas, Tharybas
  2. ^ Pausanias 1. 11, Plutarch Pyrrhus
  3. ^ Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, 2.80
  4. ^ Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, 28.3.

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