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In Greek mythology, Hector was the son of King Priam of Troy and his wife, Hecuba. A Trojan hero and warrior, he fought bravely against the Greeks in the Trojan War*. In the Iliad, Homer's epic about the war, Hector is portrayed as a noble and honorable leader.
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Hector was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba; he was the husband of Andromache and the father of Astyanax. Hector was the mightiest warrior on the side of Troy during the Trojan War, and he led many of the attacks against the Greek troops. ... Hector was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba; he was the husband of Andromache...
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During the Trojan War, Priam's son Hector was killed by the Greek hero Achilles. In one of the most moving scenes of the Iliad, Priam courageously entered the Greek camp by night and pleaded with Achilles to return Hector's body for burial.
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Achilles killed many of Trojan leaders (including many of Priam's sons) as well as their allies. The most notable were Cycnus, son of Poseidon in the earlier year of war. In the last year of the war, he killed Hector, the Amazon Penthesileia and the Aethiopian prince Memnon, son of Eos and Tithonus.
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The Iliad question: When king Priam begs Achilles for the body of son Hector? Yes, do you also have a question? ... Why did priam beg for hector's body back? Why does achilles give priam his son back? Significance of king priam kiss to the hand of achilles? When king prian begs Achilles for the body of son Hector?
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Aesacus, son of Podarces (later called Priam) by Arisbe, daughter of Merops; Priam gave Arisbe to Hyrtacus; Aesacus, son of Priam; Hector, Paris, Deiphobus, Helenus, Pammon, Polites, Antiphus, Hipponous, Polydorus, sons, and Creusa, Laodice, Polyxena, Cassandra, daughters, of Priam by Hecuba;
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Troilus And Cressida / Shakespeare, William; TROILUS AND CRESSIDA DRAMATIS PERSONAE PRIAM king of Troy. HECTOR | | TROILUS | | PARIS | his sons. | DEIPHOBUS | | HELENUS | MARGARELON a bastard son of Priam.
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Hector of Troy. Killed by Achilles, Hector had been the greatest Trojan prince. ... Hector, oldest child of Priam and Hecuba, presumed heir to the throne of Troy, devoted husband of Andromache, and father of Astyanax, was the greatest Trojan hero of the Trojan War, the main defender of Troy, and a favorite of Apollo.
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Fully searchable and cross-referenced information about Priam from The Probert Encyclopaedia. ... Helenus was a Trojan soothsayer, a son of Priam and Hecuba, the twin-brother of Cassandra, and husband of Andromache after Hector's death. He foretold the destiny of Aeneas. Research Helenus...
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