Eetion
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Eëtion or Eetion (; ) is the king of the Anatolian city of Cilician Thebe. He is said to be the father of Andromache, the wife of the Trojan prince Hector. In the sixth book of the Iliad, Andromache tells her husband that a raid took place upon Thebe, in which Achilles murdered her father and his seven sons.
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In Greek mythology, Eëtion or Eetion (; ) is the king of the Anatolian city of Cilician Thebe. He is said to be the father of Andromache, the wife of the Trojan prince Hector. In the sixth book of the Iliad, Andromache tells her husband that a raid took place upon Thebe, in which Achilles murdered her father and his seven sons.
== Family == Eetion is described as the father of Andromache, who becomes the wife of the Trojan prince Hector, as well as seven sons. Homer also mentions a figure named Eetion who is the father of Podes.
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