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Arymbas (or Arybas, Arribas, Arrybas, Tharrytas) was the king of Epirus, succeeding his brother Neoptolemos in the year 360 BC. Both Arymbas and Neoptolemos claimed to be descendants of another Neoptolemos, the son of Achilles. Arymbas was the son of Alcetas I of Epirus, the father of Aeacides of Epirus by Troas, and the grandfather of Pyrrhus of Epirus. Arymbas had a son named Alcetas, who was a grandson of Alcetas I, that reigned as a king of Epirus from 313 BC to 303 BC. He was killed by his subjects. [1]

Arymbas is said to have been educated in Athens. After his education he returned to his home country and developed for the Molossians a code laws and established a regular constitution.[2]

Arymbas made a treaty of alliance with Philip of Macedon, which was cemented by a marriage between Philip and Neoptolemos' daughter, Olympias. Olympias later became known as the mother of Alexander the Great.

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  1. ^ A classical dictionary of Biography, Mythology, and Geography By William Smith, p. 32, Oxford University, London 1858; digitized by Google books
  2. ^ Ibid, p. 89