1. Pyrrhus - Noun
2. Pyrrhus - Proper noun
king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)
Source: WordNetPyrrhus said, "If I should overcome the Romans in another fight, I were undone." Plutarch
A great warrior, Pyrrhus is also called Neoptolemus (Greek for "new warrior"). Source: Internet
Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy. Source: Internet
During the Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) the Lucanians and Bruttii sided with Pyrrhus and provided contingents which fought with his army. Source: Internet
At times, of course, the unity of place leads to slightly far-fetched meetings: why, for instance, does Pyrrhus come to see Oreste (Act I Sc. 2), rather than the other way around, except to conform to this rule? Source: Internet
Bronze tablets from the treasury of its Olympeum, a temple to Zeus, record payments to a 'king', generally thought to be Pyrrhus. Source: Internet