\b0 Better known to the Greeks by the name of Neoptolemus, he was the son of \b \cf4 \ATXht10104 Achilles\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 a
nd Deidamia, princess of the island of Skyros. After his father's death he was summoned to fight at \b \cf4 \ATXht12019 Troy\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , where he distinguished himself by his heroism and bravery. He was one of the warriors hidden in the belly of th
e wooden horse brought inside the walls of the city and he killed King \b \cf4 \ATXht11633 Priam\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . In the division of the spoils, he was assigned \b \cf4 \ATXht10807 Hector\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 's wife \b \cf4 \ATXht10127 Andromache\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . He married her, but then left her for \b \cf4 \ATXht10814 Hermione\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the daughter of \b \cf4 \ATXht10808 Helen \b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and \b \cf4 \ATXht11309 Menelaus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . He died at the hands of \b \cf4 \ATXht9 Apollo\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who had not forgiven him for killing Priam on the altar of his temple.
