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White Tiger (Hector Ayala)
White Tiger (Hector Ayala) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Bill Mantlo and George Pérez. A Puerto Rican, White Tiger was the first Latin American main character in the history of American comics and Marvel's first Hispanic superhero."Micromails: Meet the Micro-Makers: Bill Mantlo," ''Micronauts'' #7 (Marvel Comics, July 1979). The first member of his family to hold the mantle, Hector is the uncle of Angela del Toro and the brother of Ava Ayala. Design and creation When the decision to make the White Tiger the main character of ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'', with the Sons of the Tigers as supporting characters, Bill Mantlo intended to adequately depict the “gritty/city slums” of New York City. Believing that, due to being Puerto Rican, George Pérez had “intimate knowledge” of the daily life in the South Bronx during the 1970s, he approached the artist with a proposal to create a “character that r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Ayala 2021
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors. He was ultimately killed in single combat by Achilles, who later dragged his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb wikt:ἔχειν, ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * grc, ἕχειν, hékhein, label=none ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seǵʰ-, seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds [everything together]'. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. Description Hector was described by the chronicler John Malalas, Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "dark- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
