He is an epic hero because he is brave when he faces himself to Archilles when the guards could of benn easily killed by the guards. Another trait would be is strongness and his braveness. And to sacrifice himself.
Priam tells Hector that Achilles is a monster and is mightier than him. He states that if Hector meets him alone in battle he will die.
In The Iliad, Book 22, Hector tells Achilles that should he (Hector) be victorious in their battle he will return Achilles' body to Greece and asks that should he die at Achilles' hand, Achilles should return Hector's body to Troy. Achilles refuses.
Achilles believed that if he had not let Patroclus go out and fight he wouldn't have died.
The Iliad ends with a description of Hector's burial.
The theme of hector returns to troy is that hector pooed his pants. and had sex with his poo
Hector Holthouse died in 1991.
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Hector Dyer died in 1990.
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Hector Berthelot died in 1895.