Andromache
Also known as: Andromaehe / Eetion's lovely-ankled child / faithful-hearted wife · Family: The Trojans · Role: Hector's wife · First appears: Book I · Part 1
In Book I, Andromache is introduced as Eetion’s child and Hector’s wife. After Achilles made her a widow, she described her life as bitter.
In Book XIII, the Argives tore Astyanax from his mother in hatred of Hector, then dragged Andromache into slavery despite her pleas. In Book XIV, after the Argives sacked Troy and carried off its women, Andromache became the captive of Neoptolemus, Achilles’ son.
Relationship record
Life events
- The Argives carried Andromache into slavery despite her pleas.(Book XIII · Part 2)
- “But, spite her prayers, to thraldom dragged they her.”
- The Argives sacked Troy and carried off its women as captives.(Book XIV · Part 1 · 📍 Troy)
- Andromache became Achilles' son's captive.(Book XIV · Part 1)
- With: Neoptolemus
- “to Achilles' son Andromache had fallen:”
Book I · Part 1
- with Achilles (interaction) “Haled him, steeds of Achilles, who had made Me widowed of mine hero-husband, made My portion bitterness through all my days.”
- parent: Eetion “But when Andromache, the stately child Of king Eetion, heard the wild queen's vaunt,”
- married with Hector “Me widowed of mine hero-husband, made My portion bitterness through all my days.”
Book XIII · Part 2
- child: Astyanax “They tore the child Out of his mother's arms, in wrathful hate Of Hector”
- married with Hector “Then, as on those three fearful deaths she thought Of husband, child, and father, Andromaehe”
- parent: Eetion “That shrieking daughter of King Eetion.”
- with Achilles (interaction) “For Peleus' son smote down my noble father In Thebe, and in Troy mine husband slew,”
Book XIV · Part 1
- with Neoptolemus (Andromache is allotted to Achilles' son.) “to Achilles' son Andromache had fallen”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.