Pyrrhus
Pyrrhos (ancient Greek for "the fire-colored, red", also "the red-blonde") is the name of the following people:
- Pyrrhus , another name of Neoptolemus , son of Achilles in Greek mythology
- Pyrrhus (King of Pisa) (? -?), King of Pisa, Greece
- Pyrrhos I (around 319–272 BC), king of the Molossians and hegemone of the Epirotian covenant
- Pyrrhos II. (? -?), King of the Molossians and hegemone of the Epirotic covenant
- Pyrrhos (architect) (? -?), Greek architect
- Pyrrhus (sculptor) (? -?), Theban sculptor
- Pyrrhos (ore caster) (? -?), Attic bronze sculptor
- Pyrrhos (Patriarch) (? –654), Patriarch of Constantinople
Possible confusion due to similarity:
- Pyrrhon of Elis , ancient philosopher
See also:
- Pyrrhoskrieg (Pyrrhic War. 280-275 BC.)
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula ( dragonfly species)
