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Leonidas of Epirus (Greek: Λεωνίδας ο Ηπειρώτης) or Leuconides (Greek: Λευκονίδης), was a tutor of Alexander the Great. A kinsman of Alexander's mother, Olympias , he was entrusted with the main superintendence of Alexander's education in his earlier years, apparently before he became a student of Aristotle.
Olympias (Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) [2] was a Greek princess of the Molossians, [3] the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great.
Echetus King of Epirus; Epirus, a Theban, died in Epirus. Callidice of Thesprotia, queen of Thesprotians and wife of Odysseus; Molossus; Pandrasus, a Greek king in medieval British legend [1] Thesprotus; Tyrimmas, King of Dodona; his daughter Euippe made a child with Odysseus
Leonidas – Olympias' uncle and Alexander's great-uncle. Leonidas serves as regent of Macedon during one of Philip's absences and seeks to toughen Alexander into an obedient, hard soldier. Attalos – One of Phliip's generals. Early in the novel he attacks Pausanias as part of a romantic quarrel of honor.
Leonidas was the second son of Anaxandridas' first wife, and either the elder brother or twin of Cleombrotus. [1] Leonidas' name means "descendant of Leon", and he was named after his grandfather Leon of Sparta. The Doric Greek suffix -ίδας, with corresponding Attic form -ίδης, mainly means "descendant of". [2]
Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely the only son of King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo. His grandparents were Kings Anaxandridas II and Cleomenes I. [3] He was born from an avunculate marriage – his parents were uncle and niece. [4] His uncle Cleombrotus was his tutor. [5] Pleistarchus' father King Leonidas perished in 480 BC at the Battle ...
Cleombrotus II, put on the throne by the Eurypontid Agis IV to replace Leonidas II forced into exile in 243–241, but in turn went into exile when Leonidas was restored. He was the son-in-law of Leonidas II, but his relationship with the other Agiads is uncertain. [64] Chilonis, daughter of Leonidas II, wife of Cleombrotus II.
Areus was away with his army in Gortyn, Crete (272 BC) when Cleonymus attacked his homeland with the help of Pyrrhus of Epirus. [ 2 ] Chilonis preferred death to a return to her husband; in Plutarch's account of the battle, she kept a rope tied around her neck ready to commit suicide in the case of defeat. [ 3 ]