2260 Neoptolemus 71.65 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 9.31. This minor planet was named from Greek mythology after the Greek warrior Neoptolemus, son of Achilles and Deidameia, who was brought to Troy by Odysseus in the last year of the Trojan War. Neoptolemus was one of the Greeks who were hiding in the wooden Trojan Horse. He brutally killed King Priam and several other princes during the destruction of the city of Troy. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 August 1981 (). 2260 Neoptolemus 2260 Neoptolemus ( ), provisional designation "", is a
Ilus of Troy Ilus of Troy In Greek mythology, Ilus (; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος "Ilos") was the founder of the city called "Ilios" or "Ilion" (Latinized as "Ilium") to which he gave his name. When the latter became the chief city of the Trojan people it was also often called "Troy", the name by which it is best known today. Ilus was son and heir to King Tros of Dardania and Callirhoe, naiad daughter of the river-god Scamander or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. He was the brother of Assaracus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly, Cleomestra. Ilus was the father of Laomedon by his wife,