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{{wiktionary|Pyrrhus|Πύῤῥος}}
'''Pyrrhus''', '''Pyrrhos''' or '''Pyrros''' ({{lang|grc|Πύρρος}}) may refer to:

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==People==
* [[Pyrrhus of Athens]] (fl. 5th century BC), Athenian sculptor
* [[Pyrrhus I of Epirus]] (318–272 BC), king of Epirus, after whom ''Pyrrhic victory'' was named
* [[Pyrrho of Elis]] (360–270 BC), Greek philosopher, founder of ''Pyrrhonism''
* [[Pyrrhus II of Epirus]] (fl. 3rd century BC), king of Epirus
* [[Pyrrhus III of Epirus]] (fl. 3rd century BC), king of Epirus
* [[Pyrrhus of Constantinople]] (fl. 7th century AD), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
* [[Pyrrhus Ligorius]] ({{c.|1512}} – 1583), Italian architect and painter
* [[Dionysios Pyrrhos]] (1774–1853), Greek monk, doctor and writer
* [[Pyrrhus Concer]] (1814–1897), American sailor
* [[Pyrros Spyromilios]] (1913–1961), Greek Navy officer
* [[Pyrros Lappas]] (1899–1981), Greek Navy officer
* [[Pyrros Dimas]] ({{b.|1971}}), Greek weightlifter and politician

==Mythology==
* Pyrrhus (also known as [[Neoptolemus]]), son of [[Achilles]] and [[Deidamia of Scyros|Deidamia]] in [[Greek mythology]]
* [[Pyrrhus (mythology)|Pyrrhus]], a Phrygian man in Greek mythology

==Other uses==
* [[5283 Pyrrhus]], an asteroid
* [[Pyrrhic]], a metric foot of two short unstressed syllables
* [[Pyrrhus The First]], a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
* ''[[Pyrrhus (Royer)|Pyrrhus]]'', an opera by Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
* [[Ioannina National Airport|"King Pyrrhus" Ioannina National Airport]], an airport in Greece
* Pyrrus, a fictional planet in the ''[[Deathworld]]'' novels

== See also ==
* [[Pyrrhic (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pyrrhic victory]]
* [[Pyrrhonism]]
* [[Pyrrhias (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pirro (disambiguation)]]

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