Pyrrhus received his name from the yellow color of his hair. Also known as Neoptolemus {see planet (2260)}, he was the king of Epirus and a son of Achilles {see planet (588)}. After Achilles was killed, a Greek delegation led by Odysseus {see planet (1143)} went to Epirus and brought Pyrrhus to the Trojan War. Enraged at the death of his father, he became the most ruthless of all the Greeks. Using a battle-axe, he broke the doors leading into King Priam’s {see planet (884)} house, which he sacked and burned, showing no mercy to women and children. After killing Priam’s son Polites {see planet (4867)}, he also slew Priam on an altar - a sacrilege. He took away Hector’s {see planet (624)} wife, Andromache {see planet (175)} as his prize. (M 22250)
Name and citation provided by Richard Preston at the request of the discoverers.
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