Andromache
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax.
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(italics) a tragedy (c419 b.c.) by Euripides.
noun
Example Sentences
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How would you stay professional if Andromache won this year?
From BBC
We know the myths of Iphigenia and Andromache, so the plots Haynes imagines for them feel familiar, if the specifics seem more terrible.
From New York Times
Charlize Theron plays Andromache the Scythian, Andy for short, leader of a small band of warriors who have been helping people in trouble for a very long time.
From Los Angeles Times
As Hector went back to the battle he turned aside to see once more, perhaps for the last time, the wife he tenderly loved, Andromache, and his son Astyanax.
From Literature
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Hector smiled and looked at them silently, but Andromache took his hand in hers and wept.
From Literature
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