Tharrhypas
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Tharrhypas was a king of the Molossians
. He is mentioned by Thucydides as a minor in 429 BC
. He was the father of Alcetas, and is said to have been the first to introduce Hellenic civilization among his subjects.
Molossians
The Molossians were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Epirus since the Mycenaean era. On their northeast frontier they had the Chaonians and to their southern frontier the kingdom of the Thesprotians, to their north were the Illyrians. The Molossians were part of the League of...
. He is mentioned by Thucydides as a minor in 429 BC
429 BC
Year 429 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tricipitinus and Fidenas...
. He was the father of Alcetas, and is said to have been the first to introduce Hellenic civilization among his subjects.