The relationship between Odysseus and Telemachus is compelling, especially when the reader compares their affection and alliance to the father-son relationship between Priam and Hector. These two father-son pairs constitute different examples of the types of father-son relationships that the ancient Greeks were able to embody and express. Between Priam and Hector there was a certain degree of love and respect, but it was not at all sentimental. It is not until Hector's death that Priam truly allows himself to express how he feels about his son, and he is notable for doing so by appealing to Achilles' relationship with his own father. It is even more significant that his appeal to the enemy's sense of loyalty and emotion worked in his mind.