Ἕκτωρ , ορος: Hector, son of Priam and Hecuba, Il. 22.80, 405,
430, Il. 24.747; husband of
Andromache, Il. 6.390, Il. 24.723; and father of Astyanax.
Hector was the mainstay of Troy in the war, οἶος
γὰρ ἐρυ?ετο ?̓́ιλιον Ἕκτωρ, Il. 6.403. He was slain by Achilles in revenge for the
killing of Patroclus, Il. 18.115,
Il. 22.326, 331, 361.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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