When news of Hector’s death reaches the city of Ilion, all the people are devastated. The women, especially are completely shattered and play a crucial role in lamenting his death. Personally, I feel that women are more sensitive and prone to emotions. So I can see a relation between the women of that society, several of thousands of years ago and the women now, of the 21st century. Hector’s beloved wife, Andromache faces so much grief and constantly worries about her status as a widow and her son’s as an orphan. I think it is pretty interesting to see how powerful a man is to his family’s reputation. It seems that without a male figure in a family the others lose their self-value and pride.

One of the most important women in Hector’s life, Hecuba, his mother undoubtedly suffers an unbearable amount of pain. She refers to him as her heart, an affectionate and very touching statement. It is difficult to miss her saying that Hector is the dearest of all her children. Nowadays, I think that as much as parents deny that they don’t have favorites among their children, they actually do. Some members of the family just understand each other much better than do others and grow attached to them.
Hector’s sister-in-law Helen, also laments his death. She acknowledges his support and kindness that he displayed towards her while alive. She has good things to say about him after his death. I think Helen plays the role of friends who mourn for their friends after they pass away and remember or recall the good things that their friends did when they were alive.