In Andromache, Euripides depicts the aftermath of the Trojan war, when Andromache, the widow of Hector, has become the concubine to Achilles' son Neoptolemus and has borne a child, Molossus, to him, As the play opens, Andromache and Molossus are threatened with death by Neoptolemus' young wife, Hermione, who has been unable to conceive a child. The struggle between the two women is mirrored in the conflict between Peleus, who defends Andromache, and Menelaus, who arrives to help Hermione complete her bid for power. Susan Stewart, a poet, and Wesley Smith, a classicist, have combined their talents to create this latest addition to our Greek Tragedy in New Translations series. Each play in the series is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by notes designed to clarify obscure references and explain the conventions on the Athenian stage.