Words are exciting - for instance, I choose to think about Hector as brave and dutiful, not a bully or blusterer (see word explanation below).
You may have seen the movie "Troy", starring Brad Pitt. Well, Hector was played by Eric Bana. He was brave and dutiful, defended his family and his people. I thought about that when we chose the name for our Wheaten Terrier.
Our Hector is definitely not a bully, though as a young dog he wears us out with his energy.
But we love him - he's a sunbeam in our home.
From A.Word.A.Day:
This week's theme: Eponyms hector (HEK-tuhr), noun: A bully or a blusterer, verb tr., intr.: To bully or to bluster.
[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.]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=hector
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.
Hector hectoring Paris. Helen is in the middle.
http://wordsmith.org/words/images/hector_large.jpg
Art: Pierre Claude Fran�ois Delorme
"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.
From A.Word.A.Day:
This week's theme: Eponyms hector (HEK-tuhr), noun: A bully or a blusterer, verb tr., intr.: To bully or to bluster.
[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.]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=hector
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.
Hector hectoring Paris. Helen is in the middle.
http://wordsmith.org/words/images/hector_large.jpg
Art: Pierre Claude Fran�ois Delorme
"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.
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