Pyrrhus

Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos or Pyrros (Πύρρος) may refer to:

People

• Pyrrhus of Epirus (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom the term Pyrrhic victory was named
• Pyrrhus II of Epirus (fl. late 3rd century BC), brother of Ptolemy of Epirus
• Pyrrhus of Athens (fl. 5th century BC), Athenian sculptor
• Pyrrho of Elis (360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of Pyrrhonism
• Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople (fl. 7th century AD), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• Pyrros Dimas (b. 1971), Greek weightlifter and politician

Mythology

• Pyrrhus (also known as Neoptolemus), son of Achilles and Deidamia in Greek mythology
• Pyrrhus, a Phrygian man in Greek mythology

Other uses

• 5283 Pyrrhus, an asteroid
• Pyrrhic, a metric foot of two short unstressed syllables
• Pyrrus, a fictional planet in the Deathworld novels

See also

• Pyrrhic (disambiguation)
• Pyrrhias (disambiguation)
• Pirro (disambiguation)