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Hector

also: Hector

The Trojan hero of Homer's Iliad; here the speaker of a line from a Roman tragedy (probably Naevius's) quoted by Cicero, who praises being praised 'by a praised man.'

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Mentioned in 4 works (4 total)

Ad Atticum 1.15 letters · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 5.12 letters · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 15.6 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 9.5 letters · 1 mention

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