Pergamus

For the fictional city on Crete from Virgil's Aeneid, see Pergamea.

In Greek mythology, Pergamus /ˈpɜːrɡəməs/ was the son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache.

Pergamus (or Pergamos) is also the name of the citadel of Troy in Homer's Iliad.

Other uses

The King James Version of the Bible uses the name "Pergamos" in Revelation 2:12 for the seat of one of the seven churches of Asia, a city that more modern translations call Pergamum or Pergamon.

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