List of ancient Epirotes
This list refers to inhabitants of Ancient Epirus.
Mythology
- Ambrax, Ambracia
- Chaon
- Epirus, a Theban, died in Epirus.
- Callidice of Thesprotia, queen of Thesprotians and wife of Odysseus
- Molossus
- Pandrasus, a Greek king in medieval British legend
- Thesprotus
- Tyrimmas, King of Dodona; his daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus
Aeacid dynasty
- Neoptolemus
- Molossus son of Neoptolemus and Andromache
- Alcon the Molossian suitor of Agariste of Sicyon
- Admetus of Epirus
- Tharypus
- Alcetas I
- Neoptolemos I
- Arybbas
- Alexander I
- Aeacides
- Alcetas II
- Beroea of Epirus
- Pyrrhus I
- Neoptolemos II
- Alexander II of Epirus
- Olympias II of Epirus
- Pyrrhus II
- Ptolemy of Epirus
- Deidamia
Tribal Kings
Nobles
- Sabylinthus, regent of king Tharrhypas
- Kleomachos the Atintanian
In Macedon
- Amyntas of Tymphaia
- Attalus of Tymphaia
- Myrtale mother of Alexander the Great
- Alexander the Great through his mother Olympias
- Cleopatra of Macedon
- Leonidas first teacher of Alexander the Great
- Arybbas
- Polyperchon general and regent
- Neoptolemus (general)
- Polemon of Tymphaia
- Pyrrhus of Epirus basileus of Macedon
- 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 Thesprotian 3rd-2nd century BC Pancratiast, Epidauria
- Alcemachus Diaulos Panathenaics 194/3 BC
- -tos Chaonian, Pale 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 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
[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
Writers
- Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375
- Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century 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