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Comparing Hector And Spartacus In Homer's Odyssey

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Hector and spartacus were alike and many ways they were different spartacus he rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes. But hector was a trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the trojan war. As the first-born son of King priam and Queen hecuba, who was a descendant of dardneus and tros, the founder of Troy, he was a prince of …show more content…

He was married to andromache , with whom he had an infant son, Scamandrius (whom the people of Troy called astyanax). He acted as leader of the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing 31,000 Greek fighters. During the European Middle Ages, Hector figures as one of the nine best warriors known, not only for his courage but also for his noble and courtly nature. Indeed, Homer places Hector as peace-loving, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and without dark motives. they were alike in many ways, were both leaders in their comrade's eyes they both are natural born leaders are skilled with the sword and any deadly weapon that is put into their hands. Throughout their lives of victories and success they were looked up to and feared in they era no one would ever dare cross them but sometimes the mightiest of all fall. And with that legends are born…. So in conclusion, spartacus in hector where like in many ways spartacus was all slave who rose against his owner and started a rebellion to free slaves across the land. Making him a wonderful leader and hector was basically born into the life of wanting to be great in he actually turned out to be an

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