Hecuba

A medieval French depiction of Hecuba as Queen of Troy

Hecuba and Polyxena

Hecuba, also known as Hecabe, (pronounced HEH-ke-ba; also Hekabê), was the Queen of Troy during the Trojan War, and one of Priam's many wives. By him, she was mother of many children, including Hector, Paris, Helenus, Deiphobus and Cassandra.

She was a survivor of the Sack of Troy, and sailed off with and under Odysseus from Troy. However during the voyage, she cast herself into the sea at the Hellespont.

In one version of her parentage, she was daughter to Dymas of Phrygia and an unknown mother. In another version Cisseus of Thrace and an unknown mother are her parents, making Hecuba sister to Theano, wife of the Trojan lord Antenor.

She was married only to Priam. She was mother of Hector, Paris, Helenus, Antiphus, Polydoros, Deiphobus, Pammon, Polytes, Laodice, Cassandra, Polyxena and Creusa.

Family

Dardanid Genealogy in Greek mythology

Names in Bold are Kings of Troy

Names in Italics are Kings of Dardania

Oceanus   Tethys                                                     Scamander   Idaea   Zeús   Electra                                                             Teucer   Arisbe                                                     Simoeis         Bataea       Dardanus                                                               Astyoche     Ericthonius       Ilus                         Tros   Callihroe                                                                                             Ganymede   Ilus   Eurydice             Assaracus   Hieromneme                                                                                 Leucippe   Laomedon         Themiste           Capys                                                                                             Priam   Hecuba   Hesione   Telamon   Anchises   Aphrodī́tē                                                           Tithonus       Hector   Andromache           Aeneas                                                 Astyanax                       Eos     Creusa                           Lavinia                                                                             Memnon of Aethiopia       Paris   Helen   Ascanius   Kings of Alba Longa                                             More               Legendary kings of Britain

Preceded by: Leucippe

Queen of Troy Mythic

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