The Illiad Book Six

 

 Hector being dragged through Troy

1.   Hector is determined to keep fighting because of his pride; he doesn't want to be seen as a coward for not going out and fighting like the rest of the men of Troy.

2.  Hector thinks his wife's future will be horrible; she'll be taken as a slave and resent every second of it.  She'll be miserable without her freedom.

3.  Hector's attitude towards fate is that he accepts it as it is; he believes that everyone's fate is determined at birth and there's nothing anyone can do to change that so why not just accept it.  Hector tries to explain that if it's meant to happen, it's going to happen and there's simply nothing he can do to change that.

4.  I learn that as a husband Hector is kind and loving, as a father he simply wants his son to be great, greater than him and achieve more, and as a warrior he is strong, brave, and he values his pride.

5.  Hector and Achilles are both in their own respect epic heroes, but in my opinion Hector is more heroic than Achilles because Achilles is part god, his god-like qualities make him a hero, there's no telling whether he'd still be as brave or courageous without being part god.  On the other hand Hector is not part god and he's still courageous; he goes to fight even though he knows he's going to die.  Hector is by far more heroic than Achilles.