Neoptolemus
Family: Epirote · Role: father of Alexander (son of Neoptolemus) · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 11 identifies Neoptolemus as the father of Olympias, and says that he and Arybbas shared a father, Alcetas (son of Tharypus). It also names Alexander (son of Neoptolemus) as his son, who died in Lucania.
In Book 2, Chapter 29, Pylades is said to have contrived Neoptolemus’s death. Book 10 recounts that Neoptolemus hurled Andromache’s babyboy from a tower and killed Priam at the palace doors. The chapter also says that he killed Corœbus according to the prevalent tradition, and that Eioneus and Agenor were killed by him.
Relationship record
Life events
- Pylades appears to have contrived Neoptolemus’s death.(Book 2 · Chapter 29)
- With: Pylades
- “And Pylades appears to me for this reason, and not merely in friendship to Orestes, to have contrived the death of Neoptolemus.”
- Andromache’s babyboy was hurled from a tower by Neoptolemus.(Book 10 · Chapter 25)
- With: Andromache
- “Lescheos says that this babyboy was hurled from a tower, not in consequence of any decree of the Greeks, but simply from the private hatred of Neoptolemus.”
- Priam was torn from the altar and killed by Neoptolemus at the palace doors.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
- With: Priam
- “Lescheos says that Priam was not slain at the altar of Household Zeus, but was torn away from the altar and killed by Neoptolemus with no great difficulty at the doors of the palace.”
- Corœbus was killed by Neoptolemus according to the prevalent tradition.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
- With: Corœbus
- “Corœbus came to wed Cassandra, and was killed by Neoptolemus according to the prevalent tradition, but by Diomede according to Lescheos.”
- Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
- With: Eioneus
- “According to Lescheos Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus”
- Agenor was killed by Neoptolemus.(Book 10 · Chapter 27)
- With: Agenor (father of Echeclus)
- “The same poet states that Agenor was killed by Neoptolemus.”
Book 1 · Chapter 11
- child: Olympias “For Pyrrhus was the son of Æacides the son of Arybbas, whereas Alexander was the son of Olympias the daughter of Neoptolemus.”
- parent: Alcetas (son of Tharypus) “Now, Neoptolemus and Arybbas had the same father, Alcetas the son of Tharypus.”
- siblings with Alcetas (son of Tharypus) “Now, Neoptolemus and Arybbas had the same father, Alcetas the son of Tharypus.”
- child: Alexander (son of Neoptolemus) “Alexander the son of Neoptolemus died in Lucania”
Book 2 · Chapter 29
- with Pylades (Pylades contrived the death of Neoptolemus.) “Pylades appears to me for this reason, and not merely in friendship to Orestes, to have contrived the death of Neoptolemus.”
Book 10 · Chapter 27
- with Eioneus (Neoptolemus killed Eioneus.) “According to Lescheos Eioneus was slain by Neoptolemus,”
- with Corœbus (Neoptolemus killed Corœbus according to the prevalent tradition.) “and was killed by Neoptolemus according to the prevalent tradition,”
- with Priam (Neoptolemus killed Priam.) “killed by Neoptolemus with no great difficulty at the doors of the palace.”
- with Agenor (father of Echeclus) (Neoptolemus killed Agenor.) “The same poet states that Agenor was killed by Neoptolemus.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.