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The Eulogy Of Hector: A Tragic Hero

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Welcome everyone to this special day! Today we have gathered here to celebrate a famed hero… Hector! His amazing parents, King Priam and Queen Hecuba, bore and raised him in Troy, and Hector soon grew to be a strong warrior. He is downright strong, loyal, and unquestionably brave. He can surely face the wrath of warfare.

Hector is a strong warrior that fights for Troy. First, he is especially strong. Even though he was injured several times, he kept on going out to the battlefield with Apollo’s urge. Second, he is very loyal to his home country of Troy, where the war was happening. He kept on fighting in battle for the Trojans – even when Achilles came with the Myrmidons and slayed everyone in his path! Lastly, he is surly brave. Hector

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