Eurypylus of Mysia ever seen. By some accounts Priam obtained Eurypylus' aid in the war by giving his mother Astyoche a golden vine, or by promising Eurypylus one of his daughters as wife. According to Servius, Eurypylus had a son, Grynus, who became king in Mysia and was known as the eponym of Gryneion and the founder of Pergamon. The earliest mention of Eurypylus occurs in Homer's "Odyssey". In the underworld Odysseus meets Achilles' ghost who asks Odysseus to tell him about his son Neoptolemus. Odysseus tells how, during the fighting at Troy, Achilles' son killed a great warrior, the magnificent and beautiful
Xylophanes neoptolemus margin to the apex. The area between these lines is yellow, contrasting with the pinkish coloration of the rest of the wing. There is a black subapical dot which is generally very small. The median band on the hindwing upperside is bright red and relatively broad, tapering towards and reaching or almost reaching the costa. Adults are probably on wing year-round. Xylophanes neoptolemus Xylophanes neoptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Trinidad and Surinam to Venezuela and north-western Brazil. It is probably present in much of South America. It is similar to "Xylophanes loelia" and