and the Delphians performed annual sacrifices in his honor.

Cicero's Reference to Neoptolemus

Cicero in his work De Oratore refers to Neoptolemus as an example of a person who acquired a name through his actions. Neoptolemus was originally called Pyrrhus but gained the name "Neoptolemus" through his exploits at Troy. Cicero uses this story to make a joke about a Roman politician named Nummius, whose name resembles the Latin word nummus

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