Neoptolemus

[ nee-op-tol-uh-muhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the son of Achilles, who slew Priam at the fall of Troy.

Neoptolemus

/ ˌniːɒpˈtɒləməs /

noun

1. Greek myth a son of Achilles and slayer of King Priam of Troy Also calledPyrrhus

Example Sentences

So two soldiers, Odysseus and Neoptolemus, set off to persuade Philoctetes to return with them to Troy.

From Time

For greater sorrow could not have come to me, not though Peleus himself were dead, or my young son Neoptolemus.

From Project Gutenberg

Then said Ulysses to Neoptolemus, “Go and spy out the place, and see whether or no the man be there.”

From Project Gutenberg

Shall I make mention of the realm of Neoptolemus, and Idomeneus' household gods overthrown?

From Project Gutenberg

Again Neoptolemus' heart smites him at the villainy he is about to commit; he reveals that his real objective is Troy.

From Project Gutenberg

A profound pity overcomes Neoptolemus, who is in the act of returning the weapon when Odysseus appears.

From Project Gutenberg