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The Iliad
Which character trait does Homer assign to his hero,
Hector, in this passage?
Background information: In this passage
from The Iliad, Hector responds to his wife, who is
worried that he will fall in battle.
Wife, I too have thought upon all this, but with what face
should I look upon the Trojans, men or women, if I
shirked battle like a coward? I cannot do so: I know
nothing save to fight bravely in the forefront of the Trojan
host and win renown alike for my father and myself.
-Homer,
The Iliad,
ca. 800 BCE
O compassion
kindness
bravery
cowardice
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