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Andromache

(Encyclopedia) AndromacheAndromacheăndrŏˈməkē [key], in Greek mythology, Trojan princess, wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. After the Trojan War she was carried away by Neoptolemus, whose father…

Neoptolemus

(Encyclopedia) NeoptolemusNeoptolemusnēˌŏptŏlˈĭməs [key], in Greek legend, son of Achilles. In the Trojan War he proved himself brave but cruel. He killed Priam at the altar of Zeus and threw…

Astyanax

(Encyclopedia) AstyanaxAstyanaxəstīˈənăks [key], in Greek mythology, son of Hector and Andromache. When the Greeks captured Troy, they killed him out of fear that he would avenge his father and his…

Hector

(Encyclopedia) Hector, in Greek mythology, leader and greatest hero of the Trojan troops during the Trojan War. He was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, the husband of Andromache, and the father by…

Helenus

(Encyclopedia) HelenusHelenushĕlˈənəs [key], in Greek mythology, Trojan who was gifted with prophetic powers; son of Priam and Hecuba. When Helen was given to Deiphobus after the death of Paris,…

Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, BaronGuérin, Pierre Narcisse, Baronpyĕr närsēsˈ, bärôN [key]Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, Baron gārăNˈ [key], 1774–1833, French painter. He won enthusiastic…

Hermione

(Encyclopedia) HermioneHermionehərmīˈənē [key], in Greek mythology, the only daughter of Helen and Menelaus. When Helen eloped with Paris, Hermione was abandoned to the care of Clytemnestra. She…