In Greek Mythology, Hector, the eldest son of the Trojan king Priam and Hekabes, is the grandson of Dardanus, Aesaus, Kassandra, Kreusa, Deiphobus, Helenus, Paris, Polydorus, Polyxena and Troilu's brother, Andromache's husband and Astyanax's ( Skamandrius) is his father.

According to the Iliad, the prince Hector, whom his people loved almost like a god, led the army during the Trojan war and killed 31 Greek warriors in hand-to-hand battles, but was killed in one-on-one combat by Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Achaeans. In Homer's work, Prince Hector, who has sworn to "defend his homeland", is depicted as a gentle and noble person who is free from bad thoughts, peaceful, a good father and husband.

Agamemnon, who knew that the leader of the Trojans could not take the city without being killed, ensured that Hector was especially attacked in the conflicts. Although Hector avoided fighting in the open field as much as possible because he was afraid of Achilles, he inflicted great damage on the Achaeans in the absence of the Greek hero, and in one-on-one combat, he could not beat Aias, whom he fought all day.

When Achilles gave up fighting after arguing with Agamemnon, his friend Patroclus secretly dressed in Achilles' clothes and led the Greeks to the battlefield, while he was killed by Hector, who thought he was Achilles. Upon this incident, Achilles returned to the war to avenge his friend, first killed Polydorus, one of Hector's brothers, and then succeeded in defeating Hector, whom Athena and Apollo left to his fate, in a hand-to-hand fight.

Achilles had Hector's corpse tied to the back of the chariot by his heels and walked around the city, then left unprotected in the Greek camp. Homer's Iliad ends with Priam demanding his son's body in exchange for a hefty ransom for his funeral.

 

Source: Özhan Öztürk- World Mythology