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14:41 Jul 19, 2005 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Social Sciences - Archaeology / mythology | ||||
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| Selected response from: Nick Lingris United Kingdom Local time: 13:58 | |||
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5 +7 | Hector = person holding fast |
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4 | mainstay (of Troy) |
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Hector = person holding fast Explanation: son of Priam and Hecuba, husband of Andromache, "the prop or stay of Troy" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2005-07-19 14:55:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hector is the latinized form of Greek \'Hektor\'. It is supposed to be derived from a form of the verb \'ekho\' (to have) and the suffix -tor, meaning \"a person that holds something fast\", and by extension a person who protects the city, the stay of Troy (seen the film? remember Eric Bana?). Now I read that because the name became associated with a London gang, the verb \'to hector\' came to mean \'to bully\'. But that\'s a different story. |
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