![]() He was the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, making him a prince of the royal house and heir to his father’s throne. Hector of Troy was a Trojan Prince and warrior of Troy. ![]() ![]() Greek author and poet, Homer, described Hector as “peace-loving, thoughtful, as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without darker motives.” He was handsome, fierce, and high-spirited, merciful to the citizens, and deserving of love.". Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian and also that of the Trojan Priest and author, Dares Phrygius, he was illustrated as ". Hector was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the Chronography as "dark-skinned, tall, very stoutly built, strong, good nose, wooly-haired, good beard, squinting, speech defect, noble, fearsome warrior, deep-voiced". Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. ![]() Héktōr, or Éktōr as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds '. In Greek, Héktōr is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ékhein, archaic form * ἕχειν, hékhein ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European * seɡ́ʰ- ('to hold'). Obverse depicts bearded Hector wearing triple crested helmet and reverse depicts infant Dionysos. The bronze coin struck in 350–300 BC in Ophryneion, which was considered to be the site of the Tomb of Hector. ![]()
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