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Hector hectoring Paris. Helen is in the middle.
Art: Pierre Claude François Delorme
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

 hector

PRONUNCIATION:
 (HEK-tuhr) <http://wordsmith.org/words/hector.mp3>

MEANING:
 *noun*: A bully or a blusterer.
*verb tr., intr.*: To bully or to bluster.

ETYMOLOGY:
 After Hector, a Trojan hero in Greek mythology. He was killed by
Achilles<http://wordsmith.org/words/achilles_heel.html>.
The name is derived from Greek hektor (holding fast). In the mid-1600s the
term was applied to hoodlums on London streets. Earliest documented use:
before 1387.

NOTES:
 Hector is a brave and dutiful character, but unfortunately his name is now
sullied in the language. Paris's abduction of Helen brought war to Troy,
yet he now refuses to fight and instead spends time with Helen. In the
painting Hector admonishes Paris who then trades his wreath for his helmet.

USAGE:
 "Older children pulled at my beard, Jewish children hectored me with
eligibility questions."
Tom Chiarella; A Man's Guide to the Holidays; Esquire (New York); Dec 2011.

Explore "hector <http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=hector>" in the Visual
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil-rights leader (1929-1968)

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