Who killed Hector's baby?

In the version given by the Little Iliad and repeated by Pausanias (x 25.4), he was killed by Neoptolemus (also called Pyrrhus), who threw the infant from the walls, as predicted by Andromache in the Iliad.

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What happened to Hector's baby?

They feared that if Astyanax was allowed to live, he would come back with vengeance to rebuild Troy and avenge his father. Thus, it was decided that Astyanax could not live, and he was thrown over the walls of Troy by Achilles' son Neoptolemus (according to Iliad VI, 403, 466 and Aeneid II, 457).

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Who killed Hector's son Priam?

No truce till the other falls and gluts with blood" (Book 22, 313-314). After a short fight, Achilles stabbed Hector in his throat, which resulted in his untimely but fated death.

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What happened to Hector's wife and kid?

In Epirus Andromache faithfully continued to make offerings at Hector's cenotaph. Andromache eventually went to live with her youngest son, Pergamus in Pergamum, where she died of old age.

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Who is responsible for Hector's death?

Hector dies because Achilles, the powerful Greek warrior, kills him during a one-on-one fight.

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Who killed Paris of Troy?

Paris himself, soon after, received a fatal wound from an arrow shot by the rival archer Philoctetes.

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What did Achilles say before killing Hector?

Achilles kills Hector

Achilles: "I smashed your strength! And you—the dogs and birds will maul you, shame your corpse while Achaeans bury my dear friend in glory!" (395-7) Hector: "I beg you, beg you by your life, your parents—don't let the dogs devour me by the Argive ships!"

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Who buries Hector's son?

During the Trojan War, Andromache hid the child in Hector's tomb, but the child was discovered. His fate was debated by the Greeks, for if he were allowed to live, it was feared he would avenge his father and rebuild Troy.

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What is Hector's special name for his son?

Answer and Explanation: Hector's son is officially named Scamandrius, but he is called Astyanax meaning ''high king. '' In Book 6, there is a tender scene of Hector leaving his wife and son, where his wife, Andromache, fears he will die that day.

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What happens to Helen of Troy?

Menelaus and Helen then returned to Sparta, where they lived happily until their deaths. According to a variant of the story, Helen, in widowhood, was driven out by her stepsons and fled to Rhodes, where she was hanged by the Rhodian queen Polyxo in revenge for the death of her husband, Tlepolemus, in the Trojan War.

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Did Hector blame Helen for the war?

Priam, the king of Troy, and his son Hector, both treat Helen respectfully during the conflict, with Hector, in particular, blaming Paris as the bringer of war. In this period, Paris and Helen have four children, three sons: Bunomus, Aganus, and Idaeus, and one daughter: Helen.

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Who did Achilles love?

In Homer's Iliad, Achilles describes Patroclus as 'the man I loved beyond all other comrades, loved as my own life'.

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Who killed Priam after Troy fell?

When Troy fell, Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, butchered the old king on an altar. Both Priam's death and his ransoming of Hector were favourite themes of ancient art.

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What caused Hector's death?

As the Greeks stormed the Trojan castle, Hector came out to meet Achilles in single combat—wearing the fateful armor of Achilles taken off the body of Patroclus. Achilles aimed and shot his spear into a small gap in the neck area of that armor, killing Hector.

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Who kills Pyrrhus?

Pyrrhus has finally crossed the wrong person, and Orestes cuts him down. A satisfying end, and an interesting one too: Agamemnon and Achilles' feud has repeated itself in the next generation–only this time, at least for me–with the sympathies reversed.

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What is Hector's wife's name?

Andromache, in Greek legend, the daughter of Eëtion (prince of Thebe in Mysia) and wife of Hector (son of King Priam of Troy). All her relations perished when Troy was taken by Achilles.

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What were Hector's last words?

Upon his death Hector, the dying prince of Troy told Achilles, the warrior of Greece, his last words. “Spare my body!

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Who speaks at Hector's funeral?

Andromache, Hecuba, and Helen all cry out in grief for the loss of Hector, praising him for his bravery and kindness. The eleven days of lamentation pass, and Hector is finally buried by the Trojans.

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Who was Hector's daughter?

During his life, he met a woman named Imelda and their shared talent in music sparked a romance. They fell in love, married, and later had a daughter named Coco in 1918. Héctor was a loving father and wrote the song "Remember Me" for her.

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Why did Achilles cry after killing Hector?

Kneeling over his corpse, Achilles sheds tears, which could potentially symbolize the Greek hero's realization of the futility of war, and the possibility of respectful comradeship between the two in the absence of the feud over Helen.

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Who is the last woman to speak at Hector's funeral?

SUMMARY: This article examines the order of the three laments in Iliad 24 and especially the significance of Helen's prominent position as the last mourner of Hector.

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Who rescued Achilles corpse?

The story of Ajax shows the changeability of human fortune and human nature. Despite being a hero (with the aid of the goddess Athena) during the rescue of Achilles' body from the Trojans, he eventually turned to treachery in an attempt to obtain Achilles' armour.

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How long did Achilles wait with Hector body?

Each day for the next nine days, Achilles drags Hector's body in circles around Patroclus's funeral bier. At last, the gods agree that Hector deserves a proper burial. Zeus sends the god Hermes to escort King Priam, Hector's father and the ruler of Troy, into the Achaean camp.

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How did Achilles humiliate Hector?

He stabbed Hector in the throat, killing him. Hector had begged for an honorable burial in Troy, but Achilles was determined to humiliate his enemy even in death. He dragged Hector's body behind his chariot all the way back to the Achaean camp and tossed it on the garbage heap.

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Who said Achilles and Patroclus were lovers?

Homer never explicitly casts the two as lovers, but they were depicted as lovers in the archaic and classical periods of Greek literature, particularly in the works of Aeschylus, Aeschines and Plato.

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