Since Hector was a pup
Posted by TheFallen on December 15, 2002
In Reply to: Since Hector was a pup posted by R. Berg on December 15, 2002
: : my old dad used to say something was old, since "Heck was
a pup."
: : Roman - Hecaba - dog - hades welp of cerberus?
: : littleford01@msn.com
: The traditional phrase is slightly different: "since Hector was a pup." Eric Partridge (Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day) says it goes back to about 1920. Hector used to be a common name for a large dog.
My understanding has always been that the Hector referred to is in fact Hector, the son of King Priam of Troy and his 2nd wife Hecuba, and one of the chief participants in the tale of the siege of Troy by the Greeks in classical times. Though possibly coincidental, Hector's mother Hecuba was later turned into a dog by the Gods as punishment.
- Since Hector was a pup R. Berg
12/15/02
- Since Hector was a pup Bob 12/15/02