Hecuba

Wife of Priam.

Genealogy

Metope

Cisseus, Dymas, Sangarius

Priam

Antiphus, Cassandra, Creusa, Deiphobus, Hector, Helenus, Hipponous, Laodice, Pammon, Paris, Polites, Polyxena, Troilus

Group

Trojan War

Places
  1. Chersonese
  2. Troy
  3. Unknown
Events
  1. Odysseus takes Hecuba as a war captive
  2. Helenus takes Hecuba as a war captive
  3. Hecuba transforms into a dog
  4. Priam marries Hecuba
  5. Hecuba gives birth to Hector
  6. Hecuba has a prophetic dream about the fall of Troy while pregnant with Paris
  7. Paris discovers his parents
  8. Hector instructs Hecuba to gather her women and make an offering at the temple of Athena
  9. Hecuba offers Hector wine to make an offering to Zeus
  10. Hecuba selects an embroidered Sidonian robe to offer as tribute to Athena
  11. Hecuba begs Hector to come inside the walls of Troy and protect the city
  12. Hecuba and Priam mourn the death of Hector
  13. Hecuba fears for Priam going into the Greek camp
  14. Hecuba makes Priam give an offering to Zeus
  15. Hecuba sings a lamentation for Hector
  16. Helen sings the last lamentation for Hector’s death
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 12.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.23
  3. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 242
  4. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 286
  5. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 440
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 712
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 22, Section 77
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 22, Section 232
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 22, Section 429
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 188
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 281
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 707
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 746
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 12.5
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 27.2
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