'''Hector''' was the son of King [[Priam]], and supreme commander of the [[Troy|Trojan]] forces during the [[Trojan War]]. He was killed by [[Achilles]]. The [[Iliad]] ends with the account of his funeral.
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His wife was [[Andromache]], and their infant son was Astyanax.
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Hector is often held up as an icon of nobility and honorable conduct.