Eetion

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Eetion ( ancient Greek Ἠετίων ) is king of the Kilikes in Greek mythology with residence in Thebe in Mysia .

In Homer's Iliad he is the father of Andromache , the wife of Hector , and of seven sons. Eetion and his sons are killed by Achilles when he conquers Thebe, his wife is kidnapped and released for a ransom, but she is killed by an arrow from Artemis . Achilles respected Eetion highly enough to burn him and his weapons and bury the ashes on a mountain. On the grave he erected a monument in honor of Eetion, on which the Oreaden planted elms .

The story is told by Andromache in a farewell scene, at the time of the action in the Iliad the event is already in the past. Of further significance in the Iliad are some of Eetion's possessions that Achilles acquired when he stormed Thebe:

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  1. Homer Iliad 1, 366.
  2. Homer Iliad 6:396.
  3. Homer Iliad 6, 421 ff.
  4. Homer Iliad 6, 417 ff.
  5. Homer Iliad 23, 836 ff.
  6. Homer Iliad 16, 153 ff.
  7. Homer Iliad 9, 186 ff.