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Hector
Hec·tor [ héktər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mythological Trojan hero: in Greek mythology, the main Trojan hero in the Trojan War and a son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba
[14th century. Via Latin< Greek Hektōr "holding fast" < ekhein "hold"]
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