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Probably being too "humane" Hector, though clearly not the winner of the war and clearly not the “hero” in the end… is much more of a hero than Achilles could have ever been even though Achilles bested him in the end. Hector is a warm and compassionate family man fighting for his people. This makes him more of a hero than Achilles could have ever hoped to be. Not only did he fight well and valiantly, being the only Trojan to set fire to an Achaean ship, he is also much more human than Achilles.
Hector faces fear and cowardice as well as anger and compassion, he is a much more multi-faceted character and he shows human flaws… the fact that he does so well in the war while still being human also makes him more of a hero than Achilles.
Hector shows a deep and profound love for his wife and children and even his brother, Paris. He is always warm towards his family and friends and he is fighting from the heart to save his people. He is shown a coward when he runs from Achilles, but he eventually stands up to him and dies in a hero’s death. Hector is much more of a hero than Achilles ever could have been.
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Hector, in Greek legend, the eldest son of the Trojan king Priam and his queen Hecuba. He was the husband of Andromache and the chief warrior of the Trojan army. In Homer’s Iliad he is represented as an ideal warrior and the mainstay of Troy. His character is drawn in most favourable colours as a good son, a loving husband and father, and a trusty friend. His leave-taking of Andromache in the sixth book of the Iliad, and his departure to meet Achilles for the last time, are movingly described. He is an especial favourite of Apollo, and later poets even described him as son of that god. His chief exploits during the Trojan War were his defense of the wounded Sarpedon, his fight with Ajax, son of Telamon (his particular enemy), and the storming of the Greek ramparts. When Achilles, enraged with Agamemnon, deserted the Greeks, Hector drove them back to their ships, which he almost succeeded in burning. Patroclus, the friend of Achilles, who came to the help of the Greeks, was slain by Hector with the help of Apollo. Then Achilles, to revenge his friend’s death, returned to the war, slew Hector, dragged his body behind his chariot to the camp, and afterward round the tomb of Patroclus. Aphrodite and Apollo preserved it from corruption and mutilation. Priam, guarded by Hermes, went to Achilles and prevailed on him to give back the body, which was buried with great honour. Hector was afterward worshiped in the Troad and also at Tanagra, east of Thebes.
