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 (Greek: Θαρύπας, 430–392 BC) was a king of the Molossians and the great-great- grandfather 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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