- ASTY`ANAX
- the son of Hector and Andromache; was cast down by the Greeks from the ramparts after the fall of Troy, lest he should live and restore the city.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
Astyanax — son of Hector and Andromache ( Iliad ), Greek, lit. lord of the city, from asty city + anax chief, lord, master (see ASTEISM (Cf. asteism)). Also the epithet of certain gods … Etymology dictionary