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In Greek mythology, Hectōr (, "holding fast"), or Hektōr , is a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the son of Priam and Hecuba, a descendant of Dardanus, who liv...
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In Greek mythology, Priam (Greek Πρίαμος Priamos ) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priimuua ,...
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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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Hector: Trojan, mortal, son of Priam and Hecuba, brother of Paris, husband of Andromache, father of Astayanax. Trojan Prince. Primary leader of Trojan forces. Without Hector, the city of Troy is doomed. ... Deiphobus: Trojan warrior. Son of Priam. Brother of Hector. Impersonated by Athena to encourage Hector to face Achilles.
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Think of the horrors I shall have to see before I die, the massacre of my sons, my daughters abused, their bedrooms pillaged, their babies dashed on the ground ... and I shall be torn to pieces by dogs at my own street door." (Priam 1 to his son Hector 1. Homer, Iliad 22.40ff.).
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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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Priam was the king of Troy, famous because of the Trojan war. He was married twice. His second wife was Hecuba. He had many children, the most famous among them are: Paris, Hector, Cassandra, Ganymede. Hector the son of Priam and Hecuba.
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