Andromache — The Trojan Women Character Profile

About Andromache

Widow of Hector, fiercely protects her infant son from Greek execution decree.

Andromache — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Maternal devotion, Diplomatic pleading, Resilience

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Andromache's Known Relations

• Astyanax — Child
• Cestrinus — Child
• Pergamus — Child
• Pielus — Child
• Molossus — Child
• Oxynius — Child
• Amphialus — Child
• Laodamas — Child
• Hector — Spouse
• Neoptolemus — Spouse
• Helenus — Spouse
• Eetion — Father
• Podes — Sibling

Andromache appears in 2 titles

• The Trojan Women (1971)
• Troy (2004) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Vanessa Redgrave

Appears in

The Trojan Women (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Andromache — Family Mother — Astyanax (Alberto Sanz)

  Andromache fiercely protects her infant son from the Greek execution decree.

• Andromache — Conflict Supplicant Vs Herald — Talthybius (Brian Blessed)

  Andromache's maternal plea directly conflicts with Talthybius's rigid delivery of the death sentence.

• Andromache — Social Fellow Captive — Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn)

  Both women share the traumatic experience of losing their city and facing enslavement.

• Andromache — Social Fellow Captive — Cassandra (Geneviève Bujold)

  Cassandra and Andromache bond over their shared status as war captives.

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