Neoptolemus

Neoptolemus , ī, m.: Neoptolemus or Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, 3.333. See also Pyrrhus.

Nĕoptŏlĕmus, i, m., = Νεοπτόλεμος.

• The son of Achilles, also called Pyrrhus, Cic. de Or. 2, 63, 257; id. Lael. 20, 75; Verg. A. 2, 263.—Hence,
• • B The name of a tragedy of Ennius, the hero of which was Neoptolemus, Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; id. Tusc. 2, 1, 1; id. de Or. 2, 37, 156; Gell. 5, 15, 9; 5, 16, 5; Ap. Apol. p. 281 (Vahl. and Rib. put these passages under Incerti Nominis Reliquiae). —
• II One of Alexander's generals, who was defeated by Eumenes, Nep. Eum. 4, 1.

Neoptolemus, ī, m. (Νεοπτόλεμος), Sohn des Achilles, sonst Pyrrhus gen., Cic. de or. 2, 57; de amic. 75. Verg. Aen. 2, 263.

Neoptolemus [CL < Νεοπτόλεμος] 1 Neoptolemus, son of Achilles. Hermionam ‥ quae ‥ ~o nupsit Aldh. Ep. 3 p. 479. 2 new soldier, fresh recruit. hunc ego locum Christi miles eligens, tamquam ~us, nunc primo conversus V. Neot. B 322; inde etiam ~us novus miles et neomenia, id est nova luna Bern. Comm. Aen. 19; miles, eques, tyro, tyrunculus, atque quirites, / atque neoptolomus, novus est regnator in illis Garl. Syn. 1586C; hic ~us, a ȝong knyght WW. 3 (as adj.; cf. Νεοπτολέμειος of Neoptolemus, as a fresh recruit. tellus pubescit florum lanugine crispa. / adversus Boree militat illa minas. / terra Neoptolomos ad brume funera flores / parturit et varia veste venustat eos Garl. Epith. II 265.

Nĕoptŏlĕmus, (13) ī, m. (Νεοπτόλεμος), Néoptolème ou Pyrrhus, fils dʼAchille : Cic. de Or. 2, 257 ; Læl. 75 ; Virg. En. 2, 263 || général grec : Nep. Eum. 4, 1.

Neoptolĕmus

(Νεοπτόλεμος, also called Pyrrhus; i. e. the ruddy). (1) The son of Achilles and Deïdamia. He was brought up by his grandfather Lycomedes in Scyros. After Achilles' death, however, he was led by Odysseus to Troy, since, according to the prophecy of Helenus, that town could be taken only by a descendant of Aeacus. Here, like his father, he distinguished himself above all by a courage which none could withstand. He slew Eurypylus, son of Telephus, and was one of the heroes in the wooden horse, where he alone remained undaunted. Later legend depicts him as fierce and cruel: at the taking of Troy he killed the aged Priam at the altar of Zeus, hurled Hector's son, Astyanax, down from the walls, and offered up Polyxena upon his father's tomb. In Homer he arrives safely with much booty at Phthia, his father's home, and weds Menelaüs's daughter Hermioné, who was promised him during the siege of Troy ( Od. iv. 5). Later legend represents him as accompanied by Andromaché, Hector's wife, who is allotted him as a part of his booty, and Helenus, and then, on the strength of a prophecy of Helenus, as going to Epirus and settling there. It was to a son of his by Lanassa, granddaughter of Heracles, that the later kings of Epirus traced back their descent, and accordingly styled themselves Aeacidae; while from his son by Andromaché, Molossus, the district of Molossia was said to derive its name (Pausan. i. 11). He afterwards went to Phthia, to reinstate his grandfather Peleus in his kingdom whence he had been expelled by Acastus and wedded Hermioné. He soon, however, met his death at Delphi, whither, according to one story, he had gone with dedicatory offerings, or, according to another, to plunder the temple of Apollo in revenge for his father's death. The accounts of his death vary, some attributing it to Orestes, the earlier lover of Hermioné; others to the Delphians, at the instance of the Pythian priestess; others again to a quarrel about the meat-offerings. The scene of his death was the altar, a coincidence which was regarded as a judgment for his murder of Priam. His tomb was within the precincts of the Delphic temple, and in later times he was worshipped as a hero with annual sacrifices by the Delphians, as he was said to have vouchsafed valuable assistance against the Gauls when they threatened the sacred spot (B.C. 279) (Pausan. x. 23).

(2) A king of Epirus, father of Alexander I. and of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. He died about B.C. 360.

(3) A king of Epirus, the son of Alexander I. and grandson of the preceding ( Pyrr.).

(4) A general of Alexander the Great. He obtained the government of Armenia after Alexander's death. He was slain in battle by Eumenes (q.v.) (Plut. Eum. 4, 7).

(5) A general of Mithridates (App. Mith. 17).

Neoptolemus Neoptolemus, son of Alcetas

• Paus. 1.11.1

Neoptolemus(2), son of Achilles by Deidamia

• formerly called Pyrrhus: Paus. 10.26.4, Apollod. 3.13.8
• always called Neoptolemus by Homer: Paus. 10.26.4
• fetched from Scyros to Troy by Odysseus and Phoenix: Apollod. E.5.10
• sails from Scyros: Paus. 3.25.1
• slays many Trojans: Apollod. E.5.10, Apollod. E.5.11
• kills Telephus: Apollod. E.5.11
• slays Priam at altar: Apollod. E.5.21, Paus. 4.17.4, Paus. 10.27.2
• slays Elasus, Astynous, Eionous, Coroebus, and Agenor: Paus. 10.26.4, Paus. 10.27.1, 2
• murders son of Andromache: Paus. 10.25.9
• is awarded Andromache: Apollod. E.5.23
• persuaded by Thetis to wait at Troy: Apollod. E.6.4
• and at Tenedos: Apollod. E.6.11
• sets out with Helenus by land for the country of the Molossians: Apollod. E.6.11
• buries Phoenix: Apollod. E.6.11
• conquers the Molossians and reigns as king: Apollod. E.6.11
• gets a son Molossus by Andromache: Apollod. E.6.11
• father of Molossus, Pielus, and Pergamus by Andromache: Paus. 1.11.1, Paus. 3.20.8
• gives Helenus his mother Deidamia to wife: Apollod. E.6.11
• burns temple of Apollo at Corinth: Paus. 2.5.5
• settles in Epirus: Paus. 1.11.1, Paus. 2.23.6
• succeeds to his father's kingdom: Apollod. E.6.11, Apollod. E.6.13
• carries off Hermione, wife of Orestes: Apollod. E.6.13
• marries Hermione, daughter of Menelaus: Paus. 1.33.8, Paus. 3.25.1, Paus. 3.26.7, Paus. 10.16.4
• has no child by her: Paus. 1.11.1
• makes attempt on Delphic sanctuary: Paus. 10.7.1
• said to have rifled and fired the temple in revenge for the death of his father: Apollod. E.6.14
• condemns Odysseus to exile: Apollod. E.7.37, Apollod. E.7.40
• his murder plotted by Pylades: Paus. 2.29.9
• slain by Orestes or by Machaereus at Delphi: Apollod. E.6.13, Apollod. E.6.14
• slain by priest at altar of Apollo at Delphi in obedience to command of Pythian priestess: Paus. 1.11.1, Paus. 1.13.9, Paus. 4.17.4, Paus. 10.24.4
• his grave: Paus. 10.24.6, Paus. 10.26.4
• annual sacrifices offered to him: Paus. 10.24.6
• his phantom fights for Delphians against Gauls: Paus. 1.4.4, Paus. 10.23.2
• worshipped as hero at Delphi: Paus. 1.4.4
• retribution of: Paus. 4.17.4
• gives his name to Pyrrhichus: Paus. 3.25.2