ID: 901000597 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000597	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hector (Greek character)

Note: In Greek legend, the eldest son of the Trojan king Priam and his queen Hecuba. He was the husband of Andromache and the chief warrior of the Trojan army. In Homer’s Iliad he is represented as an ideal warrior and the mainstay of Troy.

Names:

	Hector (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Hektor (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ἕκτωρ (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Hector (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Iliad
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Poetry, Iliad (epic poem, Homer, 8th century BCE)) [901000352]

	consort/spouse of .... Andromache
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Andromache (Greek character)) [901000596]

	parent of .... Astyanax
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Astyanax (Greek character)) [901001966]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hector (Greek character)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Hector)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85059903
	Hektor (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ἕκτωρ (Greek character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Hector)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85059903