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
The part taken by Neoptolemus seems also to be a later addition.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus, King of Epirus, who traced his lineage back to Neoptolemus, son of Achilles.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
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