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Hecuba
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In Greek mythology, Hecuba (; also Hecabe; , ) was the wife of King Priam and queen of Troy during the Trojan War. With Priam, she was the mother of the warriors Hector and Troilus; Helen's suitor Paris; and the prophetess Cassandra.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Euthymides ARV 26 1 Hector arming - komos (06).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Hecuba depicted on a vase of the 6th century BC
- Deity.siblings
- (2) Theano
- Deity.name
- Hecuba
- Deity.offspring
- (i) & (ii) Troilus and Hector(ii) Paris, Cassandra, Helenus, Deiphobus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, Polydorus, Polites, Antiphus, Pammon, Hipponous and Iliona
- Deity.consort
- (i) Apollo(ii) Priam
- Deity.abode
- Phrygia or Thrace, later Troy
- Deity.deity_of
- Queen of Troy
- Deity.parents
- (1) Dymas and Euagora or Glaucippe or Eunoë(2) Cisseus and Telecleia(3) Sangarius and Metope or Euagora or Glaucippe
- Deity.member_of
- the Trojan Royal Family
- Deity.other_names
- Hecabe, Dymantis
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Wikidata facts
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- Dream hecuba hi.jpg
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14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Family
- Parentage
- Offspring
- Myths
- Hecuba in the ''Iliad''
- Hecuba in other classical works
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- External links
In Greek mythology, Hecuba (; also Hecabe; , ) was the wife of King Priam and queen of Troy during the Trojan War. With Priam, she was the mother of the warriors Hector and Troilus; Helen's suitor Paris; and the prophetess Cassandra.
== Description == In his Chronography, the Byzantine chronicler Malalas described Hecuba as "dark, good eyes, full grown, long nose, beautiful, generous, talkative, calm." Dares the Phrygian described her as "...beautiful, her figure large, her complexion dark. She thought like a man and was pious and just."