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<p> ''''' pir´us ''''' ( Πύρρος , <i> ''''' Púrros ''''' </i> , "fiery-red"): The name is inserted in the text of the Revised Version (British and American) in Acts 20:4 as that of the father of [[Sopater]] (which see). </p>
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<p> Called also </p> <p> on of Achilles; was one of the heroes concealed in the wooden horse by means of which [[Troy]] was entered, slew [[Priam]] by the altar of Zeus, and sacrificed Polyxena to the manes of his father. Andromache, the widow of Hector, fell to him on the division of the captives after the fall of Troy, and became his wife. </p>
 
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<ref name="term_7327"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/pyrrhus Pyrrhus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_78372"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pyrrhus+(2) Pyrrhus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 15 October 2021

Pyrrhus [1]

Called also

on of Achilles; was one of the heroes concealed in the wooden horse by means of which Troy was entered, slew Priam by the altar of Zeus, and sacrificed Polyxena to the manes of his father. Andromache, the widow of Hector, fell to him on the division of the captives after the fall of Troy, and became his wife.

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