Neoptolemus (;
Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος,
Neoptolemos, "new warrior"), also called
Pyrrhus (; Πύρρος,
Purrhos, "red", for his red hair), was the son of the warrior
Achilles and the princess
Deidamia in
Greek mythology, and also the mythical progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the
Molossians of ancient
Epirus.