22/03/2023
Tharypas was king of the Molossians in Epirus from at least 429 B.C.E. to 385 B.C.E. He was the son of king Admetus (whom he succeeded; the same one who sheltered Themistocles), and Phthia I. The reign of Tharypas marks a long period of alliance between Epirus and Athens, with the additional purpose of checking the rising power of Macedon. He also broke the supremacy of the Chaonians in favor of his tribe, the Molossians, across Epirus.
Tharypas was king of the Molossians in Epirus from at least 429 to 385 B.C.E. as the son Admetus (the same one who sheltered Themistocles), and Phthia I.