List of ancient Epirotes

Tribes of Epirus in antiquity.

Districts of Ancient Epirus, Chaonia, Molossia & Thesprotia

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 (c. 490 - 470 BC)
• Tharypus
• Alcetas I (c. 385 – 370)
• Neoptolemos I
• Arybbas (361/360-? ВС)
• Alexander I (?-330/329 BC)
• Aeacides
• Alcetas II (313–307 ВС)
• Beroea of Epirus
• 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)

Tribal Kings

• Oroedus, king of the Parauaioi
• Antiochus (King), king of the Orestae

Nobles

• Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
• Kleomachos the Atintanian

In Macedon

• Amyntas of Tymphaia
• Attalus of Tymphaia
• Myrtale (Olympias) mother of Alexander the Great
• Alexander the Great through his mother Olympias
• 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^[1]
• Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC^[2]
• Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics 296 BC^[3]
• Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria (fined)^[4][5]
• Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC
• -tos (son of Lysias) Chaonian, Pale(wrestling) Panathenaics 194/193 BC^[6]
• Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC^[7]
• Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC ^[8]

Artists

• Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century 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^[9]

Physicians

• Philagrius of Epirus 3rd century 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^[10][11] (Epidauros 365 BC)

Writers

• Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375^[12]
• Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC
• Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military,mechanics and siegecraft^[13]
• Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC^[14]
• Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology

References

1. Chronicon (Eusebius), Diodorus
2. JSTOR: Neoptolemus at Delphi: Pindar, "Nem." 7.30 ff
3. Phlegon of Tralles,Olympiads->
4. Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources by Stephen G. Miller
5. Epidauros —Epigraphical Database
6. Attica — Athens:—Epigraphical Database
7. Chronicon (Eusebius)
8. Chronicon (Eusebius)
9. Athenaeus Deipnosophists-14.78 659F
10. IG IV²,1 95 col I.1 line 25
11. Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece page 247 by Roger Brock, Stephen Hodkinson ISBN 0-19-815220-5
12. Epeiros — Dodona — c. 400 - 375 BC Epigraphical Database
13. Athenaeus Mechanicus, by David Whitehead, P. H. Blyth
14. Delos —Epigraphical Database

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