May 24, 2023 · Astyanax (also called Scamandrius) was the son of Hector and Andromache, a prince and princess of Troy. During the sack of Troy, Astyanax—still a small child—was …

Jul 13, 2023 · Hector was a prince and hero of Troy who defended his city during the Trojan War. In the end, he was slain by Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors.

The nurse attended with her infant boy, The young Astyanax, the hope of Troy.” Hector this heard, return’d without delay; Swift through the town he trod his former way, Through streets of …

Apr 28, 2023 · Odysseus was a Greek hero from Ithaca known for his cunning. After helping to win the Trojan War, he was forced to wander the world for ten years before returning home.

Feb 9, 2023 · Andromache, daughter of King Eetion of Cilician Thebes, was the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. A devoted wife and mother, she lost her husband and son in the …

Astyanax, from her well-guarded walls, [278] Is now that name no more, unhappy boy! Since now no more thy father guards his Troy. But thou, my Hector, liest exposed in air, Far from thy …

Thou call’st my lost Astyanax to mind; In thee his features and his form I find: His eyes so sparkled with a lively flame; Such were his motions; such was all his frame; And ah! had …

Jun 20, 2023 · The Greek heroes were a group of especially notable or superhuman mortals from myth. In Greek religion, they were often worshipped in “hero cult” after they died.

Mar 1, 2023 · The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE. Set during the …

“A postern door, yet unobserv’d and free, Join’d by the length of a blind gallery, To the king’s closet led: a way well known To Hector’s wife, while Priam held the throne, Thro’ which she …