Andromeda of Ithaca

**Andromeda of Ithaca** was the princess of Ithaca, and the first life of Eden's soul.

## Andromeda of Ithaca

### Relatives

Odysseus (brother)
Penelope (sister-in-law)
Helen (cousin-in-law)

### Affiliation

Ithaca
The Achaean Army (to an extent)
Agamemnon (to an extent)

## Appearances

### Appears in

The Gates of Tartarus (flashback)The City of Atlantis (mentioned)

## History

### Early Life

Andromeda was born to **Laertes** and **Anticlea** of Ithaca as either their second or third child, after **Odysseus**. Though she was shown to have had a good relationship with her brother, her relationship with her sister, **Ctimene**, is unknown. At some point in her life, Andromeda met and was well-acqauinted with **Achilles** and **Patroclus**, the three of them being so close they considered the others siblings (except for between Achilles and Patroclus). It is also known Andromeda had watched Achilles train with **Chiron**, and implied that she had learned from the centaur too.

## The Trojan War

### Early Stages

It is known that Andromeda sailed to Troy at fifteen years old, operating under the name "Andreas," a tradionally male name, to avoid suspicion. It is unknown if she had been gifted *Omirijo* before or after she had reached Troy. This ruse worked for a year until she was discovered. Andromeda, having been a young girl at the time, had thought the Trojan War would bring her eternal glory and fame—later, Eden, her fifth reincarnation, stated that she soon realized the horrors of war and hated it.

### The Last Year

By the last year of the war, Andromeda was twenty-four years old. Not much is known about this year, but it is known that she was asked to pretend to be a priestess of Apollo to act as a spy within Troy's walls. Though initially successful and operating under the pseudonym "Airlea," she was soon discovered by Paris of Troy, who ordered her death, but changed his mind and gave her a more brutal punishment. The Trojan's lack of empathy for her screaming contributes heavily toward her bitterness and her desire to see Troy fall and burn. In the end, Hector had to save her and delivered her safely back to the Achaeans.

Soon after, Patroclus was killed by Hector; Andromeda, having seen Patroclus as her brother and knowing how much Achilles would hurt, duels Hector in a grief-stricken fury, though it is mentioned neither of them are at their best and the match ends in a draw. It is presumed Andromeda mourns his death afterwards.

## Personality

Andromeda is stated to have been the kindest of all of Eden's past incarnations.

She was said to have glorified and romanticized war in her youth, though she quickly realized the true horrors during the Trojan War. As the great-granddaughter of Hermes, Andromeda was considered one of the cleverest and wittiest of the Achaeans, rivalled by only her brother, Odysseus, the two of them having thought up the strategy of the Trojan horse together.

## Appearance

Andromeda is of Greek descent and stated to have dark hair and eyes. She is the same age as Achilles—fifteen at the beginning of the war, twenty-five by its end, and thirty when she and Odysseus finally managed to return home.

## Relationships

### Love Interests

* Calypso
* Circe

Although not a major plot point throughout the series, Eden offhandedly mentions that, as Andromeda, she and Calypso had been lovers for the duration of the time she had spent on Ogygia.

Although not a major plot point throughout the series, Eden offhandedly mentions that, as Andromeda, she and Circe had been lovers.

### Family

* Odysseus
* Helen

Odysseus is Andromeda's older brother.

Their relationship is largely unknown, but it is presumed they had a good relationship. Odysseus was the only one to know "Andreas" was actually Andromeda, and protected her identity for an entire year. After what Paris did to Andromeda, Odysseus was said to be so enraged he ordered Troy to burn instead of simply being defeated.

Helen is Andromeda's cousin by law, having left Troy when Andromeda was still a child.

Their relationship is known to be quite good, though the extent is unknown. Andromeda and Odysseus were the only ones to defend Helen's honor and insist that she would never have been foolish enough to run away with Paris for simply love when she knew the political dangers it would bring.