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Neoptolemus

 
First Name Origin: Neoptolemus

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From the Greek Νεοπτολεμος (Neoptolemos) which meant "new war", derived from νεος (neos) "new" and πολεμος (polemos) "war". In Greek legend this was the name of the son of Achilles, brought into the Trojan War because it was prophesied the Greeks could not win it unless he was present. After the war he was slain by Orestes fighting over Hermione.

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Dēidamīa
Neoptolemus (son of Achilles)
Hermīonē

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