Hermione (mythology) Hermione (mythology) In Greek mythology, Hermione (; ) was the only child of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and his wife, Helen of Troy. Prior to the Trojan War, Hermione had been betrothed by Tyndareus, her grandfather, to Orestes, son of her father's brother, Agamemnon; she was just nine years old when Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, arrived to abduct her mother, Helen. During the war, Menelaus promised her to Achilles' son, Neoptolemus. and after the war ended, he sent Hermione away to the city of Phthia (the home of Peleus and Achilles), where Neoptolemus was staying. The two
Achilles Alexandrakis Achilles Alexandrakis Achilles Alexandrakis is a fictional character from a 1912 novel, "Mr Achilles", by Jeannette Lee. Alexandrakis is a Greek immigrant who owns a fruit stall on Clark Street, Chicago. Proud of his heritage, he always wonders why nobody asks him about Greece. Betty Harris, daughter of a Chicago millionaire, attempts to find her way home alone from her music lesson one day, and wanders to Alexandrakis' fruit stand. An inquisitive child who is intrigued by what she has learned of Greek history and culture, Betty questions Alexandrakis about Greece, and they strike up a friendship. One day, Alexandrakis