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In Greek mythology, Hector ( ''Hektōr'', ) was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. As the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, who was a descendant of Dardanus and Tros, the founder of Troy,〔''Iliad'', XX, 215 ''ff.''〕 he was a prince of the royal house and the heir apparent to his father's throne. He was married to Andromache, with whom he had an infant son, Scamandrius (whom the people of Troy called Astyanax). He acted as leader of the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, "killing 31,000 Greek fighters", offers Hyginus.〔Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 115.〕 During the European Middle Ages, Hector figures as one of the Nine Worthies noted by Jacques de Longuyon, known not only for his courage but also for his noble and courtly nature. Indeed, Homer places Hector as peace-loving, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without darker motives. James Redfield writes of Hector as a "martyr to loyalties, a witness to the things of this world, a hero ready to die for the precious imperfections of ordinary life." ==Etymology== In Greek, ''Héktōr'' is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form *ἕχειν ''hékhein'', 'to have' or 'to hold' from Proto-Indo-European *''seǵh-'' 'to hold'.〔R. S. P. Beekes, ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 399.〕 ''Héktōr'', or ''Éktōr'' as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds (together )'. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'.〔This etymology is given under (Hector ) in the ''Online Etymological Dictionary'', which, if true, would make it an Indo-European name, of root ( *seĝh- ). The Dardanians would not have been Greek, but the language of the city of Troy is still an open question.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hector」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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