Neoptolemus
Also known as Pyrrhus, Pyrrus, Pyrros
thumb|Scene from the tragedy Andromache (play)|Andromache by [[Euripides: Orestes kills Neoptolemus at the altar of Apollo in Delphi. Despairing Hermione, wife of Neoptolemus but previously promised to Orestes, kneels at the foot of the altar. Roman fresco in Pompeii]] thumb|Neoptolemus's Kingdom, Epirus
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Neoptolemus
- Deity.deity_of
- Prince of Skyros
- Deity.image
- Amphora death Priam Louvre F222.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Neoptolemus killing Priam
- Deity.other_names
- Pyrrhus, Achillides, Pelides, Aeacides
- Deity.abode
- Skyros
- Deity.consort
- (1) Andromache(2) Hermione
- Deity.parents
- (a) Achilles and Deidamia(b) Achilles and Iphigenia
- Deity.siblings
- Oneiros
- Deity.offspring
- (1) Molossus, Pielus, Pergamus and Amphialus
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- Background and birth
- Trojan War
- After the war
- In art and literature
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Scene from the tragedy Andromache (play)|Andromache by [[Euripides: Orestes kills Neoptolemus at the altar of Apollo in Delphi. Despairing Hermione, wife of Neoptolemus but previously promised to Orestes, kneels at the foot of the altar. Roman fresco in Pompeii]] thumb|Neoptolemus's Kingdom, Epirus
In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (; ), originally called Pyrrhus at birth (; ), was the son of the mythical warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia, and the brother of Oneiros. He became the progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the Molossians of ancient Epirus. In a reference to his pedigree, Neoptolemus was sometimes called Achillides (from his father Achilles' name) or, from his grandfather's or great-grandfather's names, Pelides or Aeacides. According to Plutarch, Neoptolemus was the ancestor of Pyrrhus of Epirus.