ID: 901000430 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000430	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Neoptolemus (Greek character)

Note: Greek warrior; child of Achilles and Deïdamia, daughter of King Lycomedes of Scyros; he was sometimes called Pyrrhus, meaning “Red-haired.” He fought bravely and took part in the capture of Troy but committed the sacrilege of slaying the aged king Priam at an altar. In one version of the story, he is the one who threw the baby Astyanax from the ramparts of Troy.

Names:

	Neoptolemus (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Pyrrhus (Greek character) (b,English,U,N)
	Νεοπτόλεμος (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Neoptolemus (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Astyanax
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Astyanax (Greek character)) [901001966]

	child of .... Achilles
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Achilles (Greek character)) [901000072]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... warrior
	.....(people in military occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Neoptolemus (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Neoptolemus)
	Pyrrhus (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Νεοπτόλεμος (Greek character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoptolemus

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Neoptolemus," accessed 13 July 2017
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoptolemus#/media/File:Amphora_death_Priam_Louvre_F222.jpg