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In Greek Mythology , Andromache (Ἀνδρομαχη) was the wife of Hector and daughter of Eetion , and sister to Podes . She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebes (=Thebe-under-Placus), over which her father ruled. During the Trojan War , Hector was killed by Achilles . Their infant son Astyanax was killed by Achilles' son Neoptolemus . Neoptolemus took her as a concubine and Hector's brother, Helenus , as a slave. With Hector, Andromache had a son named Astyanax . By Neoptolemus, she was the mother of Molossus . When Neoptolemus died, Andromache married Helenus , brother of Hector, and became Queen of Epirus . CLASSICAL TREATMENT
175 Andromache is an Asteroid . Andromache is the subject of a tragedy by French classical playwright Jean Racine (1639–1699), entitled Andromaque . |
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