Tharyps

or Tha'rypas, (Θάρυψ, Θαρύπας, king of the Molossians, is mentioned by Thucyldides (2.80) as a minor in B. C. 429. He was the father of Alcetas I., and is said to have been the first to introduce Hellenic civilization among his subjects. (Paus. 1.11; Plut. Pyrrh. 1.) Plutarch (l.c.) calls him Tharrhytas. [E.E]