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Hector
Trojan prince, exemplar of duty and family in Homeric epics.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Hector shows up with force in To (Or Against) a Person Who Was One of Those Who Were Not Valued (Esteemed) by Him. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the enemy Achilles should be fighting instead of quarreling with Agamemnon.
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In To (Or Against) a Person Who Was One of Those Who Were Not Valued (Esteemed) by Him: Mentioned as the enemy Achilles should be fighting…
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- Homeric characters
- Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
- Philosophers and rulers
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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