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Pyrrhus

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Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros (Πύρρος) may refer to:

People

  • Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, the 'Pyrrhic victory' was named after him
  • Pyrrhus II of Epirus (fl. late 3rd century BC), brother of Ptolemy of Epirus
  • Pyrrhus of Athens (fl. 5th century BC), Athenian sculptor
  • Pyrrho of Elis (360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of Pyrrhonism
  • Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople (fl. 7th century AD), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Pyrros Dimas (b. 1971), Greek weightlifter and politician

Mythology

  • Pyrrhus (also known as Neoptolemus) in Greek mythology, a son of Achilles and Deidamia

Other uses

  • 5283 Pyrrhus, an asteroid
  • Pyrrhic, a metric foot of two short unstressed syllables
  • Pyrrus, a fictional planet of the Deathworld novels

See also

  • Pyrrhic (disambiguation)
  • Pyrrhias (disambiguation)
  • Pirro (disambiguation)
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