HECTOR

in Greek mythology, leader and greatest hero of the Trojan troops during the Trojan War. He was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, the husband of Andromache, and the father by her of Astyanax. In the Iliad he is portrayed as the courageous mainstay of Trojan resistance. He was killed by Achilles in revenge for the death of Patroclus. Hector had several hero cults, most notably at Troy and Thebes.

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books on: Hector  - 8007 results

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Hector P. Garcia: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice
Book by Ignacio M. Garcia; Arte Publico, 2002
Subjects: American G.I. Forum--Biography, Civil Rights Workers--United States--Biography, Garcia, Hector P.--D. 1996, Mexican Americans--Biography, Mexican Americans--Civil Rights--History--20th Century, Mexican Americans--Civil Rights--Texas, South--History--20th Century, Mexican Americans--Politics And Government--20th Century, Political Activists--United States--Biography, Texas, South--Ethnic Relations
Mackay, A. R., to Hector P. Garcia. 10 Oct. 1949. Martinez, Benigno, to Hector P. Garcia. 31 Oct. 1953. Massie, Glenn W., to Hector P. Garcia. 11 Jan. 1949. McCarthy, Edward R., to Captain Hector P. Garcia. 22 Sept. 1945...
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Hector Berlioz
Book by Tom S. Wotton; Oxford University Press, 1935
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector--1803-1869
...Livraison . Paris, 1838. Marnold, Jean. Hector Berlioz "Musicien Mercure de France...Leonce. Essais de critique musicale . Hector Berlioz- Johannes Brahms . Paris, 1888...and newspapers. Noufflard, Georges. Hector Berlioz et le mouvement dart contemporain...
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Mozart, Weber and Wagner: With Various Essays on Musical Subjects
Book by Hector Berlioz, Edwin Evans; W Reeves, 1918
Subjects: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus--1756-1791, Music, Wagner, Richard--1813-1883, Weber, Carl Maria Von--1786-1826
...justly celebrated critical writings of Hector Berlioz, issued under the title of...and an Introductory Essay on Music . By HECTOR BERLIOZ. Translated from the French by...of their Relation to Musical Art. By HECTOR BERLIOZ. Translated from the French by...
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Reign of Queen Victoria
Book by Hector Bolitho; Macmillan, 1948
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901, Victoria--Queen Of Great Britain--1819-1901
...Augusta Stanley . The Dean of Windsor and Hector Bolitho . Later Letters of Lady Augusta Stanley . The Dean of Windsor and Hector Bolitho . Leaves from the Journal of...Victoria the Widow, and Her Son . Hector Bolitho. The Queen Thanks Sir Howard...
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Introduction to the U.S. Latina and Latino Religious Experience
Book by Hector Avalos; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Hispanic Americans--Religion
...LATINA AND LATINO RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Hector Avalos For most of human history, religion...1 See further Hector Avalos, Illness and Health Care in the...London: British Museum Press, 1996. 3 Hector Avalos, Health Care and the Rise of Christianity...
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Paul Buhle, Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical's Story
Journal article by David Austin; The Journal of African American History, Vol. 94, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical's Story (Biography)--Book reviews
Paul Buhle, Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radicals Story. by David Austin Paul Buhle, Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radicals Story. Jackson: University...tribute to the Caribbean public intellectual Tim Hector, someone who never tired of asking, "Where...
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The Thirtieth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprisings: Reading the Shadow in Sam Nzima's Iconic Photograph of Hector Pieterson
Journal article by Ruth Kerkham Simbao; African Arts, Vol. 40, 2007
Subjects: Apartheid--Portrayals, Nzima, Sam--Works, Pieterson, Hector--Portrayals, South African history--Portrayals, South African history--Social aspects, Soweto Uprising, 1976--Portrayals
...Shadow in Sam Nzimas Iconic Photograph of Hector Pieterson. by Ruth Kerkham Simbao This...iconic photograph by Sam Nzima depicting Hector Pieterson being carried in the arms of...youth perforated with gunshot wounds. Hector Pieterson, a twelve-year-old boy...
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Bernardete, Seth. Achilles and Hector: The Homeric Hero
Journal article by Steven Berg; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2006
Subjects: Achilles and Hector: The Homeric Hero (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Bernardete, Seth. Achilles and Hector: The Homeric Hero. by Steven Berg BERNARDETE, Seth. Achilles and Hector: The Homeric Hero. Ronna Burger, editor...under its original title--Achilles and Hector: The Homeric Hero. This is only fitting...
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Jean Lemaire De Belges: Epistre Du Roy a Hector et Autres Pieces De Circonstances (1511-1513); Jean d'Auton: Epistre d'Hector Au Roy
Journal article by David Cowling; Medium Aevum, Vol. 72, 2003
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Jean Lemaire de Belges: Epistre du roy a Hector et autres pieces de circonstances (1511-1513); Jean d'Auton: Epistre d'Hector au roy (Book)--Book reviews
Jean Lemaire De Belges: Epistre Du Roy a Hector et Autres Pieces De Circonstances (1511-1513); Jean dAuton...intriguing artificial verse correspondence between the Trojan Hector, writing from the relative comfort of the Elysian Fields...
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Vogel, Oliver. der Romantische Weg Im Fruhwerk Von Hector Berlioz
Journal article by Katherine Kolb; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Der romantische Weg im Fruhwerk von Hector Berlioz (Book)--Book reviews
Vogel, Oliver. der Romantische Weg Im Fruhwerk Von Hector Berlioz. by Katherine Kolb Vogel, Oliver. Der romantische Weg im Fruhwerk von Hector Berlioz. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2003. Pp. 385. ISBN 3-515-08336-7. The language...
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Successes Just Missed: The Career of Hector Berlioz
Magazine article by James F. Penrose; New Criterion, Vol. 19, October 2000
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector--Conduct of life, Classical music--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Composers--Conduct of life
Successes just missed: the career of Hector Berlioz. by James F. Penrose The last...glitter? Lothario of Europe? And theres Hector Berlioz. You know, the "one work...personal circumstances, for so long? Louis Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803...
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Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
Magazine article; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, March 2002
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector, Composers
Memoirs of Hector Berlioz. THE MEMOIRS OF HECTOR BERLIOZ translated, edited, and introduced by David Cairns...and society itself are peevishly taken to task. But when Hector Berlioz sat down to tell his story, in 1848, the creator...
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10 Questions for Hector Barreto: Chairman of the Latino Coalition
Magazine article; Campaigns & Elections, Vol. 28, January 2007
Subjects: Barreto, Hector--Interviews, Political organizations--Officials and employees
10 Questions for Hector Barreto: Chairman of the Latino Coalition. Hector Barreto is the chairman of the Latino Coalition. Previously, he served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration. He grew up in Kansas City. His father...
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A Guide to Hector Berlioz on Dvd
Magazine article by Neil Crory; Opera Canada, Vol. 44, Summer 2003
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector, Opera
A Guide to Hector Berlioz on Dvd by Neil Crory December 11, 2003, marks the 200th anniversary...the most idiosyncratic and controversial figures of the 19th century: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). Described by J.H. Elliot, one of his biographers...
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Justice Sans Borders(judgement against General Hector Gramajo Morales of Guatemala)(Editorial)
Magazine article; The Nation, Vol. 260, May 8, 1995
Subjects: Genocide--Cases, Gramajo Morales, Hector--Cases, Torture--Cases
Justice Sans Borders(judgement against General Hector Gramajo Morales of Guatemala)(Editorial) By timely coincidence, Federal Judge Douglas Woodlock found Guatemalan Gen. Hector Gramajo Morales liable for acts of torture and genocide committed...
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newspaper articles on: Hector  - 4593 results

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Hector Berlioz; French Composer Stretched the Truth of His Life, Splendidly
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 4, 2002
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector
Hector Berlioz; French composer stretched the...WASHINGTON TIMES The great French composer Hector Berlioz has had great biographers who have...Jacques Barzun published his two volume "Hector Berlioz and the Romantic Century" (1950...
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Dinner Date: I Can't Get a Word in with That Hector
Newspaper article by Lynn Daly; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 23, 1999
Subjects: Berlioz, Hector
Dinner Date: I Cant Get a Word in with That Hector. by Lynn Daly Broadcaster Henry Kelly was a serious news reporter...table and in between would be the following... the composer Hector Berlioz who was not only a musical genius and the ultimate...
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Perspective: Hector Invites You to His Party; There's a Big Celebration Going on Today - and Anyone Is Free to Drop in. Freelance Writer Catherine Steele Explains Why
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), August 7, 2004
Perspective: Hector Invites You to His Party; Theres a Big...street pub in Leamington Spa. Its owner Hector Ashwood left Jamaica for England over...amongst their number was 23-year-old Hector Ashwood. Hector grew up in the village...
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Hector's House; on the Toss of a Coin HECTOR CHRISTIE Gave Glyndebourne, One of the World's Foremost Opera Houses, to His Brother. but He Isn't Complaining. While His Former Home Has Been Riven by Scandal, He Now Has a Mansion of His Own, Which, Finds FRANCES HARDY, Is a Haven of Hippiedom and British Eccentricity at Its Best
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 4, 2006
Hectors House; on the Toss of a Coin HECTOR CHRISTIE Gave Glyndebourne, One of the...but by the idiosyncratic owner himself, Hector Christie. Shaven-headed and wearing...comparison would remotely perturb him. Hector flouts the aristocratic stereotype effortlessly...
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Put It on Your List, Hector: Do Better Next Time
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 5, 2010
Put It on Your List, Hector: Do Better Next Time. Byline: by John...perilous state of the country may now relax. Hector O hEochagain will be easing all our concerns if his first Breakfast With Hector yesterday on RTE 2fm is anything to go...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hector  - 32 results

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Hector
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HECTOR in Greek mythology, leader and greatest hero of the Trojan troops during...resistance. He was killed by Achilles in revenge for the death of Patroclus. Hector had several hero cults, most notably at Troy and Thebes...
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Boethius, Hector
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOETHIUS, HECTOR see Boece, Hector . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Saki , Pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SAKI , pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro see Munro, Hector Hugh . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Guimard, Hector
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GUIMARD, HECTOR ektor gemar , 1867 1942, French architect and furniture designer. Influenced by Victor Horta , he became the first and foremost...
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Boece, Hector
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOECE, HECTOR boes , bois, boe the s, 1465? 1536?, Scottish historian. He studied at the Univ. of Paris, where he knew Erasmus, and...
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