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Hecuba
Spouse of king Priam in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the mythological figure. For other uses, see Hecuba (disambiguation).
Hecuba (/ˈhɛkjʊbə/; also Hecabe; Ancient Greek: Ἑκάβη, romanized: Hekábē, pronounced [hekábɛ:]) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War.[1]
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Hecuba | |
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Queen of Troy | |
Member of the Trojan Royal Family | |
![]() Hecuba depicted on a vase of the 6th century BC | |
Other names | Hecabe, Dymantis |
Abode | Phrygia or Thrace, later Troy |
Genealogy | |
Parents | (1) Dymas and Euagora or Glaucippe or Eunoë (2) Cisseus and Telecleia (3) Sangarius and Metope or Euagora or Glaucippe |
Siblings | (2) Theano |
Consort | (i) Apollo (ii) Priam |
Offspring | (i) & (ii) Troilus and Hector (ii) Paris, Cassandra, Helenus, Deiphobus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, Polydorus, Polites, Antiphus, Pammon, Hipponous and Iliona |
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