to Thetis and allows the Trojans to rise against the Greeks Yet even Zeus cannot change fate He mourns for his son Sarpedon but accepts his destiny He often quarrels with Hera about decisions in war His will shapes battles but he also acts with human feelings Zeus represents authority justice and the limit of divine control before fate Andromache Andromache is the loving wife of Hector She represents family life and human sorrow In a famous scene she begs Hector not to return to battle She says Hector is her father mother brother and husband She says Hector you are my everything now my father my mother my brother and my beloved husband Her grief shows the pain of women in war After Hector s death she laments his fate Through Andromache Homer presents the cost of war on families She adds deep emotion and realism to the epic Her love makes Hector s death more tragic Thetis Zeus and Andromache show love power and sorrow They make the epic more human and real Homer presents them with truth and depth It proves his skill as a true realist poet