The Importance of Family in Homer's "The Illiad."

Most people would consider their family to be among their top priorities, if not their very first. In Homer's "The Illiad", Hecuba is portrayed as a woman who values family. Her emphasis on family values is demonstrated in her relationship with her son Hektor, as well as her husband Priam. Hecuba feared Achilleus would kill her son Hektor in battle so she attempted to persuade him to refrain from fighting the great Achilleus. Unfortunately she …

…regards. She also told Hektor to refer to family memories to give him strength, implying that he only had positive memories of his family, and therefore had a happy and loving family. Finally, Hecuba remained loyal to her husband Priam, and functioned together with him as a parental unit, something only close and loving parents would be able to do. All of these examples portrayed Hecuba to be a woman who strongly valued her family.