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Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus ( ; ; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greeks, Greek king and wikt:statesman, statesman of the Hellenistic period.Plutarch. ''Parallel Lives'',Pyrrhus... He was king of the Molossians, of the royal Aeacidae, Aeacid house, and later he became ki ...

(318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom the term ''

Pyrrhic victory A Pyrrhic victory ( ) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress. The phrase originates from a quote from ...

'' 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 Pyrrho of Elis (; ; ) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism. Life Pyrrho of Elis is estimated to have lived from around 365/360 until 275/270 BCE. Pyr ...

(360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of

Pyrrhonism Pyrrhonism is an Ancient Greek school of philosophical skepticism which rejects dogma and advocates the suspension of judgement over the truth of all beliefs. It was founded by Aenesidemus in the first century BCE, and said to have been inspired ...

Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople Pyrrhus of Constantinople (Greek: Πύρρος; died 1 June 654) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 20 December 638 to 29 September 641, and again from 9 January to 1 June 654. He was a supporter of Monotheletism, a christolo ...

(fl. 7th century AD), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople *

Pyrros Dimas Pyrros Dimas (; ; born 13 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former weightlifter. He is currently the technical director for USA Weightlifting, having taken that position in June 2017. Dimas has also been involved in politics as a member o ...

(b. 1971), Greek weightlifter and politician

Mythology

* Pyrrhus (also known as

Neoptolemus In Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (; ), originally called Pyrrhus at birth (; ), was the son of the mythical warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia, and the brother of Oneiros. He became the progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the Molossian ...

), son of

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus () was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The central character in Homer's ''Iliad'', he was the son of the Nereids, Nereid Thetis and Peleus, ...

and Deidamia in

Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...

* Pyrrhus, a Phrygian man in Greek mythology

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5283 Pyrrhus 5283 Pyrrhus is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 1989, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The dark Jovian asteroid belongs t ...

, an asteroid *

Pyrrhic A pyrrhic (; ''pyrrichios'', from πυρρίχη ''pyrrichē'') is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of two unaccented, short syllables. It is also known as a dibrach. In classical Greek poetry Although the pyrrhic by itsel ...

, a metric foot of two short unstressed syllables * Pyrrus, a fictional planet in the ''

Deathworld ''Deathworld'' is the name of a series of science fiction novels by American writer Harry Harrison, including the books ''Deathworld'' (first published 1960, serialized in ''Astounding Science Fiction''), ''Deathworld 2'' (1964, initially title ...

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