Oridas

Oridas
King of the Parauaeans
Reignmid-5th century BC
BornΌροιδος
HouseParauaeans
ReligionAncient Greek religion

Oridas was a king of the Parauaeans in Epirus.

It is mentioned that he reigned during the time when Tharrhypas ruled over the Molossians with Sabylinthus as his regent. His kingdom was located in the northern Pindus region around the Aous River (current Vjosa). It is noted that he participated in the Greco-Persian Wars and was an ally of the Spartans.

See also

Bibliography

  • Panagiotis Stam. Aravantinos, Chronography of Epirus: covering in sequence the events in neighboring Greek and Illyrian lands from the year of salvation until 1854. From the Printing House of S. K. Vlastos, in Athens 1856.
  • Thucydides, Book II
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