Astyanax

Japanese: アステュアナクス（英語表記）Astyanax

A character in Greek mythology. He was the only son born to Hector, the eldest son of Troy's King Priam, and his wife Andromache. His real name was Scamandrios, but the citizens of Troy called him by this name, which means "lord of the city," because they saw him as a future king. In the Iliad, there is a famous scene in which Hector says his final farewell to Andromache and her baby Astyanax, who is still playing idly in her arms. After the fall of Troy, he was killed by being thrown from the city walls by Odysseus's strict orders.

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Japanese:

ギリシア神話の登場人物。トロイ王プリアモスの長子ヘクトルとその妻アンドロマケの間に生れた1人息子で，本名をスカマンドリオスといったが，トロイの市民たちはこの子を将来の王に見立てて，「市の君主」を意味するこの名で呼んだ。『イリアス』のなかでヘクトルが，アンドロマケとまだ彼女の腕に抱かれ無心に遊ぶ赤子のアステュアナクスとに最後の別れを告げる場面は有名である。トロイ落城後彼は，オデュッセウスの厳命により，市の城壁から投落されて殺された。

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