Eetion

In Greek mythology, Eëtion or Eetion (/iˈiːti.ɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἠετίων, romanized: Ēetíōn [ɛː.e.tí.ɔːn]) is the king of the Anatolian city of Cilician Thebe. He is said to be the father of Andromache, the wife of the Trojan prince Hector. In the sixth book of the Iliad, Andromache tells her husband that a raid took place upon Thebe, in which Achilles murdered her father and his seven sons.

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