Hektor

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Hektor

Epithets – of the glinting helmet, tamer of horses, huge,

glorious

Book 1 -

Book 3

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Strict/overpowering – taunts and scolds his

brother for his cowardice forcing him into the duel with Menelaos

Book 4 -

Book 6

v Obedient –

does as he is told by Helenos and returns

to Troy to ask his mother, Queen Hecuba, along with her noblewomen, to pray for

mercy at the temple of Athena

v Authoritative

– Hector and Helen scold Paris

for not fighting, and at last he arms himself and returns to battle

v

Strong willed – determined to go back to war

despite the wishes of Andromache

v

Kind/sensitive – visits his wife and son and

prepares them for the worst, also prays to Zeus that Astyanax will be a great

warrior

v

Encouraging – ensures Paris of his great

fighting skills on their way back to war

Book 9 -

Book 11

v

Brave – after Agamemnon leaves the battlefield,

wounded, Hector

charges the Achaean line, driving it back

Book 16

v

Vengeful – wants revenge on Patroklos for

killing his charioteer

v

Arrogant – taunts Patroklos after killing him

Book 18

v

Brave/stubborn – goes against Poulydamas in

their meeting and refused to hide in the city like the rest of the Trojans

v

Foolish/selfish – comes up with a disaterous

plan that endanger the men

v

Hopeful – thinks he can take on Achilles and has

a chance of killing him

v

Irrational – makes a speech encouraging the men

to stay out in the plain instead of tactically staying safe in the city like Poulydamas

suggested

Book 19 -

Book 22

v

Courageous – he stands as the only Trojan left

outside Troy

v

Proud

– too ashamed to retreat with the rest of the men inside the gates after he

suggested the Trojans waiting outside the walls in the first place

v

Stubborn

– refuses to go back inside the walls despite Priam urging him to

v

Cowardly

– runs away from Achilles as he approaches, he runs around the city walls 3

times with Achilles chasing him

v

Reasonable

– Hektor tries to make a deal with Achilles that whichever one of them is

victorious returns the other’s body to their families

v

Desperate

– as he is dying he asks again if Achilles would return his body

Book 23 -

Book 24

v

Compassionate - when his body is brought back to

Troy Helen praises him for being kind to her and defending her against others