Hector Troy

[["In Greek mythology, Hector (\u1f1d\u03ba\u03c4\u03c9\u03c1, ) is a Trojan prince, and one of four son to the King of Troy, he was a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War.","He is a major character in Homer's Iliad, where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors and the occasional Hero.","However he is ultimately killed in single combat by the Greek Hero Achilles, who later drags his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot.","this was a sign of disrespect something a great prince did not deserve.","In Greek, H\u00e9kt\u014dr is a derivative of the verb \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u00e9khein, archaic form *\u1f15\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *se\u0261\u0301\u02b0- ('to hold').","H\u00e9kt\u014dr, or \u00c9kt\u014dr as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds [everything together]'.","Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'.","Hector was described by the sixth-century Christian chronicler Malalas in his account of the Chronography as \"dark-skinned, tall, very stoutly built, strong, good nose, wooly-haired, good beard, squinting, speech defect, noble, fearsome warrior, deep-voiced\".","Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian and also that of the Trojan Priest and author, Dares Phrygius, he was described as \"... [speaking] with a slight lisp. His complexion was fair, his hair curly. His eyes would blink attractively. His movements were swift. His face, with its beard, was noble. He was handsome, fierce, and high-spirited, merciful to the citizens, and deserving of love.\"",". Greek author and poet Homer portrayed Hector as \"peace-loving, thoughtful, as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without darker motives.\"","Hector of Troy was a Trojan Prince and warrior of Troy.","He was the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, making him a prince of the royal house and heir to his father\u2019s throne.","Hector wed with Andromache, who was his wife, and the mother of his first and only infant son, Scamandrius, who the people of Troy knew as Astyanax.","Hector throughout the Trojan War brought glory to the Trojans as he was their best fighter and heir.","He was loved by all his people and known for never turning down a fight.","He was gracious to all and thus thought of favorably by all, except by the Achaeans.","As he was the Trojan's best warrior, he was both hated and feared by the Achaeans.","He turned the tide of battle, breaking down their barriers and slaughtering their troops.","Although when he killed Patroclus, Achilles reentered the war and the Trojans were beaten back again.","Hector died at the hand of the Achaean warrior named Achilles.","According to Homer\u2019s epic, \u201cThe Iliad\u201d, Hector was killed in single combat by Achilles.","Hector\u2019s parents sat on Troy\u2019s wall, pleading for him to take shelter within the safe walls.","Hector refused, wanting to talk with Achilles, in an attempt to resolve the altercation without bloodshed, though Achilles was not one to be reasoned with due to Hector slaying his close wartime companion, Patroclus.","Achilles chased Hector around the gates of Troy three times.","Apollo gave Hector strength so he could always stay in the lead.","But whenever he neared the entrance of the walls to the city, Achilles cut him off.","Finally Athena took the guise of his favorite brother, Deiphobus telling him that they could face Achilles together.","Tricked into thinking he might have a chance at winning, Hector waited for Achilles.","He then proposes that whoever wins, be it him or Achilles, will be respectful to the other's body and give it back to the other's friend so they can have a proper burial.","Achilles refuses saying that there was \"...no love between us. No truce till the other falls and gluts with blood\" (Book 22, 313-314).","After a short fight, Achilles stabbed Hector in his throat, which resulted in his untimely but fated death.","Hector Then<\/a> foretold Achilles' own death, saying that he would be killed by Paris and Apollo.","After slaying him, Achilles stripped him of his armor.","The other Achaeans then gathered to look upon and stab Hector's body.","Achilles gave a few words in victory and tied Hector\u2019s dead body, by the heels, to his chariot.","He dragged him around the city of Troy, as the Trojans in the safety of their walls watched and lamented, especially Andromache, Hector's wife.","The desecration of Hector's body by Achilles would have been considered an affront to the Gods and ultimately led to Achilles' downfall.","During and after Patroclus' funeral Achilles dragged Hector's body around his pyre.","The gods Aphrodite and Apollo protected his body from the dogs, disfigurement, and decomposition.","It would be another 12 days until Priam would go to Achilles with a ransom for Hector's body."]]