Molossus

Molossus (Greek Μολοσσός) is:

• in Greek mythology the son of Neoptolemus and Andromache , he becomes the progenitor of the Molossians
• the Latin expression for an inhabitant of the Molossis region, see Molosser (people)
• the Latin expression for an ancient dog breed, also from the Molossis, see Molosser (dog)
• a genus of bulldog bats, see velvet bats
• the epithet of an Epirean king, see Alexander I (Epirus)
• an ancient verse foot, which consists of three long syllables, see Molossus (verse theory)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.