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Phthia ( grc, Φθία; lived 4th century BC), was a
Greek
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queen, daughter of
Menon of Pharsalus, the
Thessalia
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n
hipparch
''Hipparchus'', anglicized hipparch ( gr, ἵππαρχος, hipparchos), was the title of an ancient Greek cavalry officer, commanding a ''hipparchia'' (unit of about 500 horsemen); two such units were commanded by an ''epihipparchos
Epihipparc ...
, and wife of
Aeacides
:''Aeacides may also refer to Peleus, son of Aeacus, or Achilles, grandson of Aeacus.''
Aeacides ( el, Aἰακίδης; died 313 BC), king of Epirus (331–316, 313), was a son of king Arybbas and grandson of king Alcetas I.
Family
Aeaci ...
, king of
Epirus
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, by whom she became the mother of the celebrated
Pyrrhus, as well as of two daughters:
Deidamia, the wife of
Demetrius Poliorcetes
Demetrius I (; grc, Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), also called Poliorcetes (; el, Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty ...
, and Troias, of whom nothing more is known.
Her portrait is found on some of the coins of her son Pyrrhus.
Another bearer of the name was her great-granddaughter,
Phthia of Macedon
Phthia ( grc, Φθία; lived 3rd century BC) was a daughter of Alexander II (272–260 BC), king of Epirus, and his half-sister Olympias II.
Phthia became the wife of Demetrius II (239–229 BC), king of Macedonia. The match was arra ...
.
References
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Smith, William (editor); ''
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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"Phthia (1)" Boston
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, (1867)
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Ancient Epirote queens consort
Ancient Thessalian women
4th-century BC Greek people
4th-century BC Greek women
Pyrrhus of Epirus