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Aeacides ( Ancient Greek: Αἰακίδης; died 313 BC ), King of Epirus (331–316, 313), was a son of King Arybbas and grandson of King Alcetas I . Family. Aeacides married Phthia, the daughter of Menon of Pharsalus, by whom he had the celebrated son Pyrrhus and two daughters, Deidamia and Troias. Reign.
Pyrrhus ( / ˈpɪrəs / PIRR-əss; Greek: Πύρρος Pýrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He was king of the Molossians, [5] [7] of the royal Aeacid house, [8] and later he became king ( Malalas also called him toparch) [9] of Epirus.
Aeacides (in Greek Aιακιδης; died 313 BC), the son of Arybbas, king of Epirus, succeeded to the throne on the death of his cousin Alexander, who was slain in Italy. 1 Aeacides married Phthia, the daughter of Menon of Pharsalus, by whom he had the celebrated Pyrrhus and two daughters, Deidamia and Troias.
Also known as Aiakides or Aiakídai （ Αἰακίδης ), a patronymic name that derives from Aeacus, the son of Zeus and Aegina (daughter of River-God Asopus). The Aiakides included Greek heroes such as Peleus, Achilles, Telamon and Ajax the Great.
Aeacides （ Αἰακίδης), the son of Arymbas, king of Epirus, succeeded to the throne on the death of his cousin Alexander, who was slain in Italy. (Liv. 8.24.) Aeacides married Phthia, the daughter of Menon of Pharsalus, by whom he had the celebrated Pyrrhus and two daughters, Deidameia and Troias.
Epirus is heavily forested, mainly by coniferous species. The fauna in Epirus is especially rich and features species such as bears, wolves, foxes, deer, and lynxes. History Early history Epirus was part of the Proto-Greek area according to linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev. Mycenaean sites in the region of Epirus.
Pyrrhus of Epirus (319–272 bce), son of Aeacides and Phthia, most famous of the Molossian kings (see molossi), chief architect of a large, powerful, and Hellenized Epirote state (see hellenism; epirus), and builder of the great theatre at Dodona.
