Hero
Hector
Ἕκτωρ
Overview
Greatest Trojan warrior and defender of Troy.
Generation
Trojan War
Symbols
Helmet, spear, Troy
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Hector still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Hector
Today: Asteroid 624 Hektor.
Named after Hector, the principal defender of Troy.
Explore Hector in astronomy →Related Myths
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The Trojan War
Principal Trojan defender -
The Death of Patroclus
Kills Patroclus -
Hector and Achilles
Trojan champion -
Achilles and Penthesilea
Fallen Trojan champion after whose death Penthesilea arrives -
Andromache and Astyanax
Husband of Andromache and father of Astyanax