In the Troades, Seneca describes the death of Hector as the death of Andromache. This connection serves to emphasize the close relationship between the husband and wife. Tunc obruta atque eversa quodcumque accidit torpens malis rigensque sine sensu fero. After the fall of Troy, during which Seneca's play Troades takes place, Seneca portrays Andromache as a powerful mother. Threaten with flames wounds and dire arts of evil grief and starvation and savage thirst and varied plagues from all directions and iron thrusted in my internal organs, the plague of a dark prison, and whatever the victor dares in anger.
Courageous mother admits no fears.
This kind of loyalty is internal, and does not express itself in external violence. Resistam, inermes offeram armatis manus, dabit ira virus. Qualis Argolicas ferox turmas Amazon stravit, aut qualis deo percussa Maenas entheo silvas gradu armata thyrso terret atque expers sui vulnus dedit nec sensit, in medios ruam tumuloque cineris socia defenso cadam. This impious deed, utterly, had not been dared by the Greeks. I will resist, I will offer my unarmed hands to you who are armed, anger will give strength.