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Andromache. Andromache Mourning Hector by Jacques-Louis David, 1783. In Greek mythology, Andromache ( / ænˈdrɒməkiː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομάχη, Andromákhē [andromákʰɛ:]) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. [1] She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled.
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Andromache, in Greek legend, the daughter of Eëtion (prince of Thebe in Mysia) and wife of Hector (son of King Priam of Troy ). All her relations perished when Troy was taken by Achilles. When the captives were allotted, Andromache fell to Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, whom she accompanied to Epirus and to whom she bore three sons.
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Feb 7, 2020 · Andromache is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE), one of only 19 plays (out of 92) to survive. The play is actually in two parts, and like Sophocles ' Women of Trachis, it has no central character. The first part of the play deals with the plight of Andromache. Now the slave of Neoptolemus, the former wife of the Trojan ...
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Andromache. Andromache was the wife of Hector, prince of Troy, in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Eetion who ruled over the city of Cilician Thebe. Hector married her after her city was sacked by Achilles and her family was killed. After Hector's death and Troy 's fall, Andromache was told by the Greek herald Talthybius that they would ...
Feb 9, 2023 · Avi Kapach. Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Andromache, daughter of King Eetion of Cilician Thebes, was the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. A devoted wife and mother, she lost her husband and son in the Trojan War, after which she herself was taken to Greece as a captive.
