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In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (/ ˌniːəpˈtɒlɪməs /; Ancient Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος, romanized: Neoptólemos, lit. 'new warrior'), originally called Pyrrhus at birth (/ ˈpɪrəs /; Πύρρος, Pýrrhos, 'red'), was the son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia, and the brother of Oneiros. [1] He became the mythical ...
Pyrrhus was married five times: his first wife Antigone bore him a daughter called Olympias and a son named Ptolemy in honour of her stepfather. She died in 295 BC, possibly in childbirth, since that was the same year her son was born. [ 56 ]
Andromache. In Greek mythology, Andromache (/ ænˈdrɒməkiː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομάχη, Andromákhē [andromákʰɛ:]) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. [1] She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means 'man battler' or 'fighter of men' or 'man ...
In Greek mythology, Priam (/ ˈpraɪ.əm /; Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced [prí.amos]) was the legendary and last [ 1 ] king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Pyrrhus (mythology) In Nonnus 's fifth-century AD epic poem the Dionysiaca, Pyrrhus (Ancient Greek: Πύρρος, romanized: Púrrhos, lit. 'fiery') is a minor figure from Asia Minor who was punished by the goddess Rhea, the mother of the gods, for his attempted assault of her. His short story is only mentioned in passing, without much elaboration.
Consort. unknown. Offspring. seven daughters including Deidamia. In Greek mythology, Lycomedes / ˌlaɪkəˈmiːdiːz / (Ancient Greek: Λυκομήδης), also known as Lycurgus, was the most prominent king of the Dolopians in the island of Scyros near Euboea during the Trojan War.
The most famed member of the Molossian dynasty was Pyrrhus, who became famous for his several Pyrrhic victories in battle over the Romans. According to Plutarch, Pyrrhus was the son of Aeacides of Epirus and a Greek woman from Thessaly named Phthia, the daughter of a war hero in the Lamian War. Pyrrhus was a second cousin of Alexander the Great.
Troas (daughter of Neoptolemus I of Epirus) Religion. Ancient Greek religion. Aeacides may also refer to Peleus, son of Aeacus, or Achilles, grandson of Aeacus. Epirus in Antiquity. Aeacides (Ancient Greek: Αἰακίδης; died 313 BC), King of Epirus (331–316, 313), was a son of King Arybbas and grandson of King Alcetas I.