# Hector — Nicomachean Ethics character guide

> Hector in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

Trojan hero from Homer, used as example of courage.

## Relationships

### [Homer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/homer)

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Homer is the poet who narrates Hector's story, making Hector a character within Homer's epic.

### [Diomede](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/diomede)

_rivalry_

Diomede and Hector are enemy warriors on opposite sides of the Trojan War.

### [Priam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/priam)

_family_

Priam is the father of Hector, king of Troy.

### [Homer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/homer)

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Homer is the poet who narrates Hector's story, making Hector a character within Homer's epic.

## In the story

### [The Several Moral Virtues and Vices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/the-several-moral-virtues-and-vices)

Used as an example of political courage motivated by a sense of honor and fear of reproach.

### [Chapter VIII: The Varieties of Courage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/viii)

Cited as an example of political courage, motivated by honor and fear of reproach.

### [Chapter I: Incontinence, Continence, and the Brutal Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/i)

Referenced as the example of superlative excellence, praised by Priam in Homer.

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