Infant son of Hector, target of Greek execution to erase Troy.
Andromache fiercely protects her infant son from the Greek decree.
Andromache is explicitly described as the widow of Hector and the mother of his son Astyanax.
Hecuba is connected to Astyanax through the threatened continuation of the royal family.
Hecuba is the mother of the slain prince, while Astyanax is identified as his son and the last male member of Troy's royal line.
Talthybius exercises institutional power over Astyanax by announcing the execution order.
Talthybius delivers the decree that Astyanax, the last male member of Troy's royal line, must die.
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