Molossians

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The Molossians were an ancient Greek tribal people of Epirus, historically notable as the ruling dynasty’s ethnic base and for their association with figures like Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Molossian tribe 2
Molossian aristocracy 1
Molossis 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tribe
ethnic group
alliedWith Alexander the Great NERFINISHED
King Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED
Macedon NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Dione NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
capital Passaron NERFINISHED
claimedDescentFrom Aeacus NERFINISHED
Neoptolemus NERFINISHED
culture ancient Greek culture
economyBasedOn animal husbandry
transhumant pastoralism
ethnicBaseOf Epirote monarchy NERFINISHED
Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Epirus NERFINISHED
ethnicity Greek
foughtAgainst Roman Republic NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
joinedPoliticalUnion Epirote League NERFINISHED
knownFor pastoral economy
strong cavalry
language Northwest Doric Greek NERFINISHED
laterCapital Dodona NERFINISHED
locatedInTheHistoricalRegion Epirus NERFINISHED
northwestern Greece
mentionedBy Plutarch NERFINISHED
Strabo
Thucydides NERFINISHED
mythicalAncestor Molossus NERFINISHED
mythicalAncestorFather Neoptolemus NERFINISHED
mythicalAncestorMother Andromache NERFINISHED
neighbouringTribe Chaonians NERFINISHED
Thesprotians NERFINISHED
notableRuler Alcetas I of Epirus NERFINISHED
Alexander I of Epirus NERFINISHED
Arybbas of Epirus NERFINISHED
Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED
participatedIn wars of Pyrrhus
partOf Epirote tribes NERFINISHED
politicalUnion Epirote League NERFINISHED
regionNowIn modern Greece
southern Albania NERFINISHED
religiousCenter Oracle of Dodona NERFINISHED
rulingDynasty Aeacid dynasty NERFINISHED
socialOrganization tribal kingdom
subgroupOf Epirotes NERFINISHED
timePeriod Classical antiquity NERFINISHED
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neoptolemus I of Epirus associatedPeople Molossians
this entity surface form: Molossian aristocracy
Neoptolemus I of Epirus associatedPlace Molossians
this entity surface form: Molossis
Aeacidae associatedWithPeople Molossians
Alexander of Epirus ethnicGroup Molossians
Epirote League hasPart Molossians
this entity surface form: Molossian tribe
Molossian kings of Epirus ruledOver Molossians
this entity surface form: Molossian tribe