Andromache

[ an-drom-uh-kee ]

/ ænˈdrɒm əˌki /

Classical Mythology. the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax.

(italics) a tragedy (c419 b.c.) by Euripides.

Example sentences from the Web for andromache

Then Hector's wife, Andromache, went to the bed and cried over the body.

The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy |Padriac Colum
Pyrrhus, died a few years after his return, and Andromache became the wife of Helenus.

The Story of Troy |Michael Clarke
The Herald is sent to take the child from his mother, Andromache, and throw him over the battlements.

Euripedes and His Age |Gilbert Murray
For the lot of those who were reserved, we may quote Hectors parting speech to Andromache.

Historical Parallels, vol 1 (of 3) |Arthur Thomas Malkin

As far as studied delineation of character goes, Briseis is still more a silhouette than Andromache.

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) |John Addington Symonds

Andromache

/ (ænˈdrɒməkɪ) /

Greek myth the wife of Hector