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Andromache

American  
[an-drom-uh-kee] / ænˈdrɒm əˌki /

noun

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

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


Andromache British  
/ ænˈdrɒməkɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the wife of Hector

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How would you stay professional if Andromache won this year?

From BBC • May 9, 2022

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 • Mar. 9, 2021

In the action thriller, now streaming on Netflix, Theron plays Andy, short for Andromache the Scythian, who for more than 6,000 years has been fighting battles all over the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2020

Hannelore Friederike Andromache Fischer stayed the rest of her life.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2020

Hector smiled and looked at them silently, but Andromache took his hand in hers and wept.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton