- Chief warrior of the Trojan army
- Greatest fighter for Troy in the trojan war
- He is described as a good friend, honorable husband, and a responsible son
- defended Sarpedon
- fought Ajax
- Stormed the Greek ramparts
- Killed Patroclus who came to aid the Greeks in war
- Enemy of the Achilles
- Slain by Achilles
- Apollo avenged his death
- I'm not at all familiar with Hector so I can't come up with any allusions I've seen to him in my readings