person
Andromache
also: Andromaché
The wife of the Trojan hero Hector in Homer's Iliad; her farewell to Hector at the Scaean Gates is one of the most celebrated scenes in ancient literature. Madách uses her as the type of the devoted domestic wife.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Andromache
Wife of Hector in the Iliad, the model of the devoted domestic wife; her famous farewell to Hector at Troy's walls is one of Homer's most celebrated scenes.