Astyanax
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Astyanax is the infant son of the Trojan prince Hector and his wife Andromache in Greek mythology, remembered for his tragic fate after the fall of Troy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astyanax (in some traditions, if he survives) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan prince
ⓘ
child in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scamandrius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skamandrios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Euripides' play Andromache
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ⓘ
Euripides' play The Trojan Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Fall of Troy
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ⓘ
Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | suffering of non-combatants in war ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Andromache's laments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | thrown from the walls of Troy ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathContext | Greek victors feared he would avenge Troy ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan ⓘ |
| family | House of Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Astyanax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Hecuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Neoptolemus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Iliad
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ⓘ
Posthomerica tradition ⓘ |
| mother | Andromache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Trojan Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Trojans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | lord of the city ⓘ |
| notableFor | tragic death after the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| otherNameGivenBy | Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherNameMeaning | name related to the river Scamander ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | symbol of Troy's future ⓘ |
| relative |
Cassandra
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ⓘ
Deiphobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Helenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Polyxena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAndromache | dead son mourned by Andromache ⓘ |
| roleInTheTrojanWomen | child sacrificed after the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| symbolism | innocent victim of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | Mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.