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Neoptolemus

American  
[nee-op-tol-uh-muhs] / ˌni ɒpˈtɒl ə məs /

noun

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


Neoptolemus British  
/ ˌniːɒpˈtɒləməs /

noun

  1. Also called: Pyrrhus. Greek myth a son of Achilles and slayer of King Priam of Troy

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As embellished by Edel, Wilson the critic is like Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, who endured the stench and nursed the archer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some say that Diomedes went with him and others Neoptolemus, also called Pyrrhus, the young son of Achilles.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

They were all terror-stricken except Achilles’ son Neoptolemus, and indeed what they faced was no slight danger.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Neoptolemus, whose daughter Olympias had espoused Philip king of Macedon, attained an equal share in the regal government with Arymbas his elder brother, by the influence of his son-in-law.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin

There they found Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, in the court before the doors.

From Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang

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