Hector In Greek mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's ''Iliad'', where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing c ...

was a Trojan prince, champion of Troy and one of the greatest fighters of the Trojan War from Greek mythology. Hector may also refer to:

People

* Hector (given name), origin of the given name and list of people with the name * Hector (surname), origin of the surname and list of people with the surname * Hector (DJ) (born 1980), Mexican DJ and producer * Hector (musician) (born 1947), Finnish musician * Hector Ó hEochagáin (born 1969), Irish television presenter, commonly known as simply "Hector"

Places

Antarctica

* Mount Hector (Antarctica)

Australia

* Hector, Queensland, a town in the Mackay Region, Australia

Canada

* Hector Glacier, Alberta * Hector Lake, Alberta * Mount Hector (Alberta)

New Zealand

* Hector, New Zealand, a settlement * Hector River * Mount Hector (New Zealand)

United States

Hector, Arkansas Hector is a town in Pope County, Arkansas, Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 450 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Russellville, Arkansas, Russellville Russellville micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geog ...

, a town * Hector, in San Bernardino County, California, where the rare clay mineral hectorite was found * Hector, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky * Hector, Minnesota, a city * Hector, New York, a town * Hector, Ohio * Hector International Airport, North Dakota * Hector Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Dolphins

* Hector's dolphin, a cetacean endemic to New Zealand

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Hector'' (1987 film), a Flemish comedy film * ''Hector'' (2015 film), a British drama film

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Hector, the mascot for the heavy metal band HammerFall * Hector, a Cherokee vigilante and, after his death, a symbol of "Hector Lives" justice for reservation residents in '' Longmire'' * Hector: Badge of Carnage, a trilogy of computer games * Hector, the eponymous dog in Hector's House

Science and computing

624 Hektor 624 Hektor is the largest Jupiter trojan and the namesake of the Hektor family, with a highly elongated shape equivalent in volume to a sphere of approximately 225 to 250 kilometers diameter. It was discovered on 10 February 1907, by astronom ...

, a Trojan asteroid * Hector (API), a Java Cassandra client *

HECToR In Greek mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's ''Iliad'', where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing c ...

, 'a Research Councils UK High End Computing Service' - the UK's national academic supercomputer * Hector (microcomputer)

Meteorology

* Hector (cloud), a named cumulonimbus cloud that forms consistently over the Tiwi Islands, Australia

Transportation and craft

Ships

* ''Hector'' (immigration ship), the vessel that carried the first Scottish immigrants to Nova Scotia in 1773 * ''Hector'' (1809 ship), a West Indiaman, captured and burnt 1814 * ''Hector'' (steamboat 1897), a fishing and tug boat * Hector class ship of the line, a French Navy class ** French ship ''Hector'' (1756), lead ship of the class * Hector-class ironclad, a class consisting of a pair of Royal Navy armoured frigates built in the 1860s ** HMS ''Hector'' (1862), lead ship of the class * , eleven ships of the Royal Navy * , a diesel-powered tugboat * , a repair ship that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1987

Other transportation and craft

* Hector, a steam locomotive of the South Devon Railway Eagle class * Hawker Hector, British 1930s military aircraft * MG Hector, a sport utility vehicle sold by SAIC Motor in India