So Hector prayed
and placed his son in the arms of his loving wife.
Andromache pressed the child to her scented breast,
smiling through her tears. Her husband noticed,
and filled with pity now, Hector stroked her gently,
trying to reassure her, repeating her name: "Andromache.
dear one, why so desperate? Why so much grief for me?"
– Homer
The Iliad, Book 6, lines 574-580. Hector is depicted here as a loving family man, trying to reassure his tearful wife Andromache as he departs for battle and prays for his family.