Associations to the word «Pyrrhus»

Wiktionary

PYRRHUS, proper noun. Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.

Dictionary definition

PYRRHUS, noun. King of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC).

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin