Neoptolemus
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
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
In the Philoctetes, again, it is the contrast between the worldly wisdom of Ulysses, the inexperienced frankness of Neoptolemus, and the simplicity of the afflicted Philoctetes, which constitutes the principal charm of the drama.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David
After many years, Neoptolemus weds Hermione, daughter of Menelaus and Helen, a princess of Sparta.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
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