# Hector — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Hector in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hector

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Trojan prince and hero from Homer's Iliad; exemplar of courage and grief.

## Relationships

### [Achilles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/achilles)

_rivalry_

Achilles and Hector are mortal enemies on the battlefield of the Trojan War, with Achilles killing Hector in revenge for the death of Patroclus.

### [Ajax](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/ajax)

_rivalry_

Ajax and Hector are Trojan War heroes who engage in single combat, with Ajax fighting Hector to a draw in a fierce duel.

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