"Hector, the
eldest of my brothers, then a strongly built young man with
a rather too soft disposition" (Pg.
32)
Hector with Priam
Hector and Priam. Detail from an Athenian
red-figure clay vase, about 510 BC.
"Hector, for
one, exercised restraint, his huge sluggish body preferred
to rest; that is why we all looked
on with admiration at the way he
trained for the war then, completely
against his inclination." (Pg. 57)
"They were grooming him for
the role of Chief Hero. Hector-Dim-Cloud!
A number of my brothers were better
suited than he to lead the battle.
But Eumelos wanted to strike at the
queen through her favorite son. If
he failed as a hero, he and along
with him his mother would become the
laughing stock of the city." (Pg.
90)
Achilles slaying Hector
Detail from an Athenian red-figure clay
vase, about 500-450 BC.
“All Troy stood along the wall watching
the duel between our Hector and Ajax the Great—a
particular pleasure because we saw that Hector’s tenacious training had
paid off. As a fighter Hector-Dim-Cloud was
a match for anyone.” (Pg. 110)