The_Fall_Of_Hektor__The_Once_Was_Hero

The Fall Of Hektor: The Once Was Hero A big question that on everyone’s mind while reading the Iliad is: “Who is the real hero of the epic'” There are so many possibilities and yet each of those characters has one sort of fault or another. I believe that Hektor is the real hero of the Iliad. He is the one character that stands out, to me, and shows qualities of being noble, wise and a true friend. Unfortunately heroes have their mistakes and downfall. I am here to explain why Hektor is one of the hero’s but not the main hero. He cannot be the main hero because of his errors, his downfall that lead to his death. Hektor is the prince of Troy and son of Priam and Hekuba. He is the unquestionable commander of all the Trojan and allied forces. He is the greatest of the Trojan warriors and one of the noblest persons in the story. He is also viewed as the future king of Troy, and, as such, he already shows his responsibility to the community. This is a good example of the kleos he has; he already has a reputation and some sort of fame. He is always conscious hektor, hektor’s, trojan, troy, man, heroic, hero, achilles, victory, one, even, end, community, walls, social, shows, iliad, helen, death, being, already, zeus’, zeus, within, troops, same, position, people, outside, made, king, ideal, final, example, errors