Hector

Hector in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Hectōr (Ἕκτωρ, "holding fast"[1]), or Hektōr, is a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter of Troy in the Trojan War. As the son of Priam and Hecuba, a descendant of Dardanus, who lived under Mount Ida, and of Tros, the founder of Troy,[2] he is a prince of the royal house. He was married to Andromache, with whom he had an i...

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Hector in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἕκτωρ), the chief hero of the Trojans in their war with the Greeks, was the eldest son of Priam by Hecabe, the husband of Andromache, and father of Scamandrius. (Hom. Il. 2.817; Apollod. 3.12.5; Theocrit. 15.139.) Some traditions describe him as a son of Apollo (Tzetz. ad Lycoplh. 265; Schol. Venet. ad II. 3.314.), and speak of him as the fat...

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