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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: PyrrhusGreek 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

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

Mother and son are rescued from death by Peleus; but meanwhile Neoptolemus is slain at Delphi through the intrigues of Orestes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

Andromache was apportioned to Neoptolemus, Achilles's valiant son, and in Euripides's Daughters of Troy she reappears, with her child in her arms, haled forth to her new bondage.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell