Gilgamesh VS Hector

I think Gilgamesh and Hector have one very interesting point in common. Gilgamesh went to fight Humbaba with Enkidu, and he did not decide to fight until after Humbaba fought Enkidu and fell to the ground. Hector, from The Iliad, avoided face to face combat with Achilles until he thought his brother, who was really Athena in disguise, would stand by his side and fight. Both characters were too afraid to go into battle unless they had someone with them, or they did not have to do anything but kill the enemy. I personally think Hector and Gilgamesh are cowardly to a point.