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Neoptolemus
[ nee-op-tol-uh-muhs ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- the son of Achilles, who slew Priam at the fall of Troy.
Neoptolemus
/ ˌniːɒpˈtɒləməs /
noun
- Greek myth a son of Achilles and slayer of King Priam of Troy Also calledPyrrhus
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For greater sorrow could not have come to me, not though Peleus himself were dead, or my young son Neoptolemus.
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Then said Ulysses to Neoptolemus, “Go and spy out the place, and see whether or no the man be there.”
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Shall I make mention of the realm of Neoptolemus, and Idomeneus' household gods overthrown?
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Again Neoptolemus' heart smites him at the villainy he is about to commit; he reveals that his real objective is Troy.
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A profound pity overcomes Neoptolemus, who is in the act of returning the weapon when Odysseus appears.
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