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
Troy: Fall of a City the fire-haunted dreams of Cassandra, and about mankind’s ancient rush towards betrayal." A review from the same day by Rupert Hawksley for "The Daily Telegraph" tentatively praised "Troy: Fall of a City" for its more thoughtful, psychologically complicated interpretation of the Trojan War in sharp contrast to the 2004 film "Troy", which Hawksley derided as a "shallow flex-fest". Nonetheless, Hawksley criticized the characters' occasionally stilted dialogue. He concluded, ""Troy: Fall of a City" might just be a fresh, psychologically knotty take on one of the greatest tales of them all." Also on the same day, Camilla Long, reviewing for "The