Neoptolemus

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Neoptolemus
Prince of Skyros
Neoptolemus killing Priam
Other names	Pyrrhus, Achillides, Pelides, Aeacides
Abode	Skyros
Personal information
Parents	(a) Achilles and Deidamia (b) Achilles and Iphigenia
Siblings	Oneiros
Consort	(1) Andromache (2) Lanassa (3) Hermione
Offspring	(1) Molossus, Pielus, Pergamus and Amphialus (2) eight children

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 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)^[2] or, from his grandfather's or great-grandfather's names, Pelides or Aeacides.^[3]