This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus.

Mythology

Ambracia Ambracia (; , occasionally , ''Ampracia'') was a city of ancient Greece on the site of modern Arta. It was founded by the Corinthians in 625 BC and was situated about from the Ambracian Gulf, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos (or ...

Chaon Chaon (, gen.: Χάονος) was a Trojan hero and the eponymous ancestor of the Chaonians in Virgil's ''Aeneid''. The story is unclear as to whether he was the friend or the brother of Helenus, but in either case, he accompanied him to the cou ...

* Echetus King of Epirus *

Epirus Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...

, a Theban, died in Epirus. * Callidice of Thesprotia, queen of

Thesprotians The Thesprotians () were an ancient Greek tribe, akin to the Molossians, inhabiting the kingdom of Thesprotis in Epirus. Together with the Molossians and the Chaonians, they formed the main tribes of the northwestern Greek group. On their north ...

and wife of

Odysseus In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus ( ; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; ), is a legendary Greeks, Greek king of Homeric Ithaca, Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Epic poetry, epic poem, the ''Odyssey''. Od ...

* Molossus *

Pandrasus Pandrasus is the fictional king of Greece and father of Innogen in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudo-history ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' (). Story In the ''Historia Regum Britanniae'', Pandrasus is king of the Greeks, and has enslaved the Trojan ...

, a Greek king in medieval British legend *

Thesprotus In Greek mythology, Thesprotus (Ancient Greek: Θεσπρωτός) may refer to two individuals: *Thesprotus, an Arcadia (region), Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon of Arcadia, Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene (myth ...

* Tyrimmas, King of

Dodona Dodona (; , Ionic Greek, Ionic and , ) in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Ancient Greece, Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the 2nd millennium BCE according to Herodotus. The earliest accounts in Homer describe Dodona as an oracle ...

; his daughter Euippe made a child with

Aeacid dynasty

Neoptolemus In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (; ), originally called Pyrrhus at birth (; ), was the son of the mythical warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia, and the brother of Oneiros. He became the progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the Molossian ...

(Pyrrhus) * Molossus son of Neoptolemus and

Andromache In Greek mythology, Andromache (; , ) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means "man battler", "fighter of men" or "m ...

*Alcon the

Molossian The Molossians () were a group of ancient Greek tribes which inhabited the region of Epirus in classical antiquity. Together with the Chaonians and the Thesprotians, they formed the main tribal groupings of the northwestern Greek group. On th ...

(6th century BC) suitor of

Agariste of Sicyon Agariste (; ) (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC) was the daughter, and possibly the heiress, of the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes. Her father wanted to marry her to the "best of the Hellenes" and organized a competition whose prize was her hand in ...

* Admetus of Epirus (c. 490 - 470 BC) * Tharypus * Alcetas I (c. 385 – 370) * Neoptolemos I * Arybbas (361/360-? ВС) *

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 495 to 454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire 150-145 BC * Pope Alex ...

(?-330/329 BC) * Aeacides * Alcetas II (313–307 ВС) *

Beroea of Epirus Beroea () was a Molossian princess who became an Illyrian queen as wife of Glaukias, king of the Taulantii. She came from the ruling Molossian Aeacidae dynasty of Epirus. She raised Pyrrhus of Epirus when he was adopted by Glaukias. Marriage ...

* Pyrrhus I (307-302 BC) * Neoptolemos II (302-295 ВС) *

Alexander II of Epirus Alexander II (Greek: Άλέξανδρος) was a king of Epirus, and the son of Pyrrhus and Lanassa, the daughter of the Sicilian tyrant Agathocles. Reign He succeeded his father as king in 272 BC, and continued the war which his father had be ...

(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 Attalus or Attalos may refer to: People *Several members of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon **Attalus I, ruled 241 BC–197 BC **Attalus II Philadelphus, ruled 160 BC–138 BC **Attalus III, ruled 138 BC–133 BC *Attalus, father of Ph ...

of Tymphaia *Myrtale (

Olympias Olympias (; c. 375–316 BC) was a Ancient Greeks, Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip of Macedon, Philip II, the king of Macedonia ...

) mother of Alexander the Great *

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

through his mother Olympias *

Cleopatra of Macedon Cleopatra of Macedonia (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Μακεδονίας; 355/354 BC – 308 BC), or Cleopatra of Epirus (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Ηπείρου) was an ancient Macedonian princess and later queen regent of Epirus ...

Leonidas Leonidas I (; , ''Leōnídas''; born ; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent fro ...

first teacher of

* Arybbas ( somatophylax) *

Polyperchon Polyperchon (sometimes written Polysperchon; ; b. between 390–380 BC – d. after 304 BC,Heckel, W., 'The Marshals of Alexander's Empire' (1992), p. 204 possibly into 3rd century BC),Billows, R., 'Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hel ...

general and

regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

(of Tymphaia) *

Neoptolemus (general) Neoptolemus (; died 321 BC) was a Macedonian officer who served under Alexander the Great. According to Arrian he belonged to the race of the Aeacidae, so he was probably related to the family of the kings of Epirus. Neoptolemus is mentioned as ...

* Polemon of Tymphaia *

Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus ( ; ; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greeks, Greek king and wikt:statesman, statesman of the Hellenistic period.Plutarch. ''Parallel Lives'',Pyrrhus... He was king of the Molossians, of the royal Aeacidae, Aeacid house, and later he became ki ...

basileus ''Basileus'' () is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs throughout history. In the English language, English-speaking world, it is perhaps most widely understood to mean , referring to either a or an . The title ...

Macedon Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal ...

(288-285 BC (divided with

Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek language, Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessaly, Thessalian officer and Diadochi, successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became king of Thrace, Anatolia, Asia Minor and Mace ...

), 274-272 BC) * Simmias of Tymphaia

Athletes

Sophron Sophron of Syracuse (, ''fl.'' 430 BC), Magna Graecia, was a writer of mimes (μῖμος, a kind of prose drama). Sophron was the author of prose dialogues in the Doric dialect, containing both male and female characters, some serious, others h ...

Stadion, Olympics 432 BC *Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon Olympics 344 BC *Tlasimachus of Ambracia Tethrippon and

Synoris Chariot racing (, ''harmatodromía''; ) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. In Greece, chariot racing played an essential role in aristocratic funeral games from a very early time. With the institution of for ...

Olympics 296 BC *Simacus (son of Phalacrion) Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast,

Epidauria Epidaurus () was a small city (''polis'') in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: ''Palaia Epidavros'' and ''Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epi ...

(fined) *Alcemachus (son of Charops) Diaulos (~400-metre race) Panathenaics 194/3 BC *-tos (son of Lysias)

Chaonian The Chaonians () were an ancient Greek people that inhabited the historical region of Epirus which today is part of northwestern Greece and southern Albania.; ; ; ; ; Together with the Molossians and the Thesprotians, they formed the main tribe ...

, Pale (

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

) Panathenaics 194/193 BC * Antipater of Epirus Stadion Olympics 136 BC * Andromachus of Ambracia Stadion Olympics 60 BC

Artists

* Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-century BC musician, inventor

epigonion The epigonion () was an ancient stringed instrument, possibly a Greek harp mentioned in Athenaeus (183 AD), probably a psaltery. Description The epigonion was invented, or at least introduced into Greece, by Epigonus of Ambracia, a Greek musici ...

instrument *Nicocles of Ambracia

auletes An ''aulos'' (plural ''auloi''; , plural ) or ''Tibia (reedpipe), tibia'' (Latin) was a wind instrument in Music of ancient Greece, ancient Greece, often depicted in Ancient Greek art, art and also attested by classical archaeology, archaeolog ...

*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 century AD

Theorodokoi The ''theorodokoi'' ( Greek: , ) in ancient Greece Ancient Greece () was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (), that comprised a ...

Tharyps -

Doropsos - Thesprotian Petoas, Simakos - Admatos from Poionos - Skepas, Aristodamos from Cassopea - Dioszotos from Pandosia - Schidas of Artichia -Phorbadas, Timogenes of

-Geron son of Aristodamos (

Epidauros Epidaurus () was a small city (''polis'') in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: '' Palaia Epidavros'' and '' Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of ...

365 BC)

Writers

*Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375 * Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC *

memoirs and books on military, mechanics and siegecraft *Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BCDelos �
Epigraphical Database
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Nicopolis Nicopolis () or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus (Roman province), Epirus. Its site, near Preveza, Greece, still contains impressive ruins. The city was founded in 29 BC by Octavian in commemoration of his ...

epigrammatic poet of

Greek Anthology The ''Greek Anthology'' () is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical Greece, Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Palatine ...

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