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Hector

Hector

119 8.4
A leading Trojan prince and warrior in Greek myth killed by Achilles in the Trojan War
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhɛktər/
  • Literature
translation icon : Héctor
  • Hector and Achilles

And the, the defeat that he imposes on Hector, which is going to lead to the very end of the Iliad, is again, excessive.

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Examples

  • We learn through the book that Hector Pieterson was not the first person to die.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Six thousand years ago, we left Hector on a beach, aching for his family.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Let them say I lived in the time of Hector... ...breaker of horses.

    Troy (2004)

  • The Trojans were led by the formidable Prince Hector, brother of Paris and son of King Priam.

  • The Trojans were led by the formidable Prince Hector, brother of Paris and son of King Priam.

  • In Greek mythology, Hector is known as the leading Trojan prince and warrior.

  • The epic tales recount how Hector was tragically killed by Achilles in the Trojan War.

Idioms

since Hector was a pup
  • UK
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For a very long time

Surface Forms

Hector main

Etymology

The name Hector comes from the ancient Greek Hektōr, from a Greek word echein meaning 'to hold' or 'to have'. So the name suggests someone who 'holds fast' and defends, which fits the Trojan prince who bravely defended Troy.