Neoptolemus

[ nee-op-tol-uh-muh s ]

/ ˌni ɒpˈtɒl ə məs /

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

Also called Pyrrhus.

Example sentences from the Web for neoptolemus

Neoptolemus,1366 surnamed the Glossographer, a writer of repute, was of Parium.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
Neoptolemus, at war with himself, does not seize the occasion.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He also sent letters, ordering Neoptolemus and Alketas to place themselves under the orders of Eumenes.

Plutarch's Lives Volume III. |Plutarch
Neoptolemus himself would go into the horse, for he would rather die than turn his back on Troy.

Tales of Troy and Greece |Andrew Lang

Then said Ulysses to Neoptolemus, “Go and spy out the place, and see whether or no the man be there.”

Stories of the Old world |Alfred John Church

Neoptolemus

/ (ˌniːɒpˈtɒləməs) /

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