In Greek mythology, Hector and Andromache’s son was named Astyanax.
Astyanax was also called Scamandrius, after the Scamander River near Troy. His name Astyanax is commonly understood as meaning “lord of the city,” reflecting his status as the son of Hector, Troy’s leading defender and the heir of the royal household.
In the Iliad, Astyanax appears during the emotional meeting between Hector and Andromache. The child is frightened by Hector’s horsehair-plumed helmet, and Hector removes it before lifting him. Hector prays that Astyanax will grow up to become a powerful ruler of Troy.
Later traditions describe Astyanax’s death after Troy falls, usually by being thrown from the city walls by the Greeks. These traditions differ in details, but they agree that the child’s fate represents the destruction of Troy’s royal line. He is not the same person as Achilles’ son, Neoptolemus.