Eetion

In Greek mythology, Eetion was the father of Andromache and seven sons, including Podes who was killed by Menelaus in the Trojan War (Book 17, Iliad). He was King of Thebe in Cilicia.

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Greek mythology: Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. Our surviving sources of mythology are literary reworkings of this oral tradition, supplemented by interpretations of iconic imagery, some...

Andromache: In Greek mythology, Andromache was the wife of Hector and daughter of Eetion, sister to Podes....

Menelaus: :This article is about Menelaus the king of Sparta. For the mathematician and astronomer, see Menelaus of Alexandria....

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