Andromache

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Andromache in Greek mythology, the wife of Hector. She became the slave of Neoptolemus (son of Achilles) after the fall of Troy.

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Hector

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Hec·tor / ˈhektər/ Greek Mythol. a Trojan warrior, son of Priam and Hecuba and husband of Andromache. He was killed by Achilles, who dragged his body behind his chariot three times around the walls of Troy.

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