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What reasons does Andromache give for not wanting Hector to go to the battlefield?
Why does Andromache ask Hector to stay with her and not go back in the battle? She doesn’t have anyone else, he will die and the baby won’t have a dad.
What role did Andromache play in Trojan War?
During the Trojan War, Andromache would act the role of Hector’s wife perfectly, supporting him, and even offering him military advice. Andromache would also ensure that Hector never forgot his duty as husband and father though.
What did Andromache do?
Andromache was the daughter of Eëtion, according to the Iliad. He was the king of Cilician Thebe. Andromache’s mother, Eëtion’s wife, is not named. She was captured in the raid that killed Eëtion and his seven sons, and after her release, she died in Troy at the instigation of the goddess Artemis.
Why is Andromache called Hector’s precious wife?
Andromache is called Hector’s precious wife quite simply because she is precious to him. The entire war is caused by Paris’s love for Helen, and the squabble between Agamemnon and Achilles which dominates the first half of the Iliad is caused by Agamemnon’s laying claim to Briseis, whom Achilles says he loves.
Who is Andromache enslaved to?
Achilles
Andromache was made a slave of Achilles’ son Neoptolemus.
What is Andromache most concerned about and why?
After Hector’s death in Iliad 22, Andromache’s foremost concern is Astyanax’s fate as a mistreated orphan (22.477–514). In Euripides’ The Trojan Women, Andromache despairs at the murder of her son Astyanax and is then given to Neoptolemus as a concubine.
Who is Andromache and what happens to her in the end?
Based on one source, Neoptolemus and Andromache, had one son, Cestrinus. In the end, Andromache went to the city of Pergamum, where her son Pergamus ruled, spending her last years of her life there.
Why did Andromache lose her immortality?
Andromache of Scythia/Andy She discovered her immortality when she was killed by the warrior woman she viewed as a mother, a betrayal that made the murder all the more painful.
Does Andromache get her immortality back?
After her mother’s death, she was honed into the warrior she is today until one such elder became jealous of her and sent her off to battle. This resulted in Andy’s first death, after which she came back to life again and found she was immortal.
Why was Andromache near the battlements in the Iliad?
Another reason she is near the battlement wall is in Book 22, where the duel between Hektor and Achilles ends with the great Trojan’s death. Her running towards the battlement, the city wall, is done so to find that her husband has been killed, to which she faints.
How did Andromache tell Hector not to fight?
Andromache begs Hector not to fight, as she is sure that he will be killed. Andromache tells Hector about how his family is all she has. Here, we learn how she lost her family to Achilles and how she is terrified to lose Hector as well.
Why are Andromache and Astyanax important to Homer?
Andromache and Astyanax are used by Homer to show how war tears families apart. Poor Andromache loses both her families to Achilles. Andromache’s grief over the life her child Astynax will lead after Hector’s death is somewhat ironic, as Homer tells his readers that the baby will not live for long.
Where was Andromache of Scythia born and raised?
Charlize Theron ( Mad Max: Fury Road) shines in the lead as Andy and we’re here to plunge into her backstory. The character of Andromache of Scythia was born as far back as 4500 BC, according to the comic book. She was born in Eurasia, which was Scythia under the Roman Empire and belonged to a female tribe of warriors.