Epirus (mythology)

Epirus
Eponym of Epirus
Member of the Theban Royal Family
AbodeThebes
Genealogy
ParentsAgave and Echion
SiblingsPentheus

Epirus or Epeiros (Ancient Greek: Ἤπειρος, romanizedḖpeiros), in Greek mythology, was a member of the Theban royal family as the daughter of princess Agave and Echion, one of the Spartoi. She was the sister of Pentheus, successor of King Cadmus of Thebes.