Of Thebè,[23] ruled Cilicia and her sons,

And gave his child to Hector great in arms.

She came attended by a maid, who bore

A tender child—a babe too young to speak—

Upon her bosom; Hector’s only son,

Beautiful as a star, whom Hector called

Scamandrius, but all else Astyanax,—

The city’s lord,—since Hector stood the sole

Defence of Troy. The father on his child

Looked with a silent smile. Andromache