Neoptolemus
the son of Achilles, who slew Priam at the fall of Troy.
- Also called Pyrrhus.
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How to use Neoptolemus in a sentence
So two soldiers, Odysseus and Neoptolemus, set off to persuade Philoctetes to return with them to Troy.
What the Greek Myths Can Teach Us About Our Moment of Crisis | Charlotte Higgins | January 19, 2022 | TimeFor greater sorrow could not have come to me, not though Peleus himself were dead, or my young son Neoptolemus.
Stories of the Old world | Alfred John ChurchThen said Ulysses to Neoptolemus, “Go and spy out the place, and see whether or no the man be there.”
Stories of the Old world | Alfred John ChurchShall I make mention of the realm of Neoptolemus, and Idomeneus' household gods overthrown?
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilAgain Neoptolemus' heart smites him at the villainy he is about to commit; he reveals that his real objective is Troy.
Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb
A profound pity overcomes Neoptolemus, who is in the act of returning the weapon when Odysseus appears.
Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb
British Dictionary definitions for Neoptolemus
/ (ˌniːɒpˈtɒləməs) /
Greek myth a son of Achilles and slayer of King Priam of Troy: Also called: Pyrrhus
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