Eetion

For the genus of grass skipper butterflies, see Eetion (butterfly).

In Greek mythology, Eëtion was the father of Andromache, wife of Hector, and of seven sons, including Podes. He was also the king of Thebe in Cilicia. In Book 6 of the Iliad, Andromache claims that Achilles killed Eëtion and all seven of his sons in a raid on Thebe, but in Book 17, Podes is killed by Menelaus. This inconsistency on Homer's part may be an implication that some traditions gave Eëtion eight sons. His wife is never named, but Andromache claims that she was captured in the same raid in which Eëtion was killed, and died of sickness in Troy following her release. Another Eëtion, also mentioned in the Iliad, ruled over the island of Imbros. Yet another Eëtion was the father of Cypselus, the first tyrant of Corinth.

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