List of ancient Epirotes

This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus

Mythology

• Ambrax, Ambracia
• Chaon
• Echetus King of Epirus.
• Epirus (mythology),Theban,died in Epirus.
• Kallidike Queen of Thesprotians wife of Odysseus
• Molossus
• Thesprotus
• Tyrimmas, King of Dodona. His daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus.

Aeacid dynasty

• Neoptolemus(Pyrrhus)
• Molossus son of Neoptolemus and Andromache
• Alcon the Molossian (6th century BC) suitor of Agariste of Sicyon
• Admetus of Epirus (ca. 490-470 B.C)
• Tharypus
• Alcetas I (ca. 385–370)
• Neoptolemos I
• Arybbas (361/360-? ВС)
• Alexander I (?-330/329 BC)
• Aeacides
• Alcetas II (313–307 ВС)
• Pyrrhus I (307-302 BC)
• Neoptolemos II (302-295 ВС)
• Alexander II of Epirus (272-255 ВС)
• Olympias II of Epirus
• Pyrrhus II
• Ptolemy of Epirus (238-231 ВС)
• Deidamia (?-231 BC)

In Macedon

• Amyntas of Tymphaia
• Attalus of Tymphaia
• Myrtale (Olympias) mother of Alexander the Great
• Cleopatra of Macedon
• Leonidas first teacher of Alexander the Great
• Arybbas (somatophylax)
• Polyperchon general and regent (of Tymphaia)
• Neoptolemus (general)
• Polemon of Tymphaia
• Pyrrhus of Epirus basileus of Macedon (288-285 BC (divided with Lysimachus) , 274-272 BC)
• Simmias of Tymphaia

Athletes

• Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC
• Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC
• Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BC
• Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd c.BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined)
• Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
• -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian ,Pale(wrestling) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
• Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC
• Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC

Artists

• Epigonus of Ambracia 6th c.BC musician , inventor epigonion instrument
• Nicocles of Ambracia auletes
• Hippasus of Ambracia tragic actor hypocrites

Priests

• Silanus of Ambracia seer in Xenophon's Anabasis
• Pelignas chef, sacrificer sent by Olympias to Alexander

Physicians

• Philagrius of Epirus 3rd c. AD

Theorodokoi

• Molossian Tharyps - Chaonian Doropsos - Thesprotian Petoas,Simakos - Admatos from Poionos - Skepas,Aristodamos from Cassopea - Dioszotos from Pandosia - Schidas of Artichia -Phorbadas , Timogenes of Ambracia -Geron son of Aristodamos (Epidauros 365 BC)

Writers

• Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus ca. 400-375
• Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th c.BC
• Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military,mechanics and siegecraft
• Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC
• Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology

References

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