Phthia of Epirus
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Phthia was a daughter of Menon of Pharsalus
, the Thessalian hipparch, and wife of Aeacides
, king of Epirus
, by whom she became the mother of the celebrated Pyrrhus
, as well as of two daughters: Deidamia, the wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
, and Troias, of whom nothing more is known. Her portrait is found on some of the coins of her son Pyrrhus.
Menon IV of Pharsalus
Menon was a citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and a man of great influence and reputation, took a prominent part in the Lamian war, and commanded the Thessalian cavalry in the battle with the Macedonians, in which Leonnatus was slain...
, the Thessalian hipparch, and wife of Aeacides
Aeacides of Epirus
Aeacides , king of Epirus , was son of Arymbas and grandson of Alcetas I. He succeeded to the throne of Epirus on the death of his cousin Alexander, who was slain in Italy. Aeacides married Phthia, the daughter of Menon of Pharsalus, by whom he had the celebrated Pyrrhus and two daughters, Deidamia...
, king of Epirus
Epirus
The name Epirus, from the Greek "Ήπειρος" meaning continent may refer to:-Geographical:* Epirus - a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania...
, by whom she became the mother of the celebrated Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos was a Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house , and later he became king of Epirus and Macedon . He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome...
, as well as of two daughters: Deidamia, the wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I , called Poliorcetes , son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon...
, and Troias, of whom nothing more is known. Her portrait is found on some of the coins of her son Pyrrhus.