Pyrrha (disambiguation)
Pyrrha ( Greek Πύρρα "red", "red-blonde") means:
in ancient mythology:
- the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora in Greek mythology, see Pyrrha
- the name of Achilles disguised as a girl on Skyros (Hyginus Mythographus fabulae 96)
- one of Creon's daughters
in ancient geography:
- an ancient city on the island of Lesbos, see Pyrrha (Lesbos)
- an ancient port south-east of Miletus in Caria, near today's Sarıkemer (Strabon Geographika 14.1.8), see Pyrrha (Caria)
- the precursor settlement of the ancient city of Melitaia in Thessaly
Also:
- an unfaithful lover of Horace (Carmina I, 5)
- an asteroid, see (632) Pyrrha
- a butterfly species, see Celaenorrhinus pyrrha
