Hecuba

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Hecuba

/ˈhɛkjʊbə/

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From Latin Hecuba, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

proper noun Hecabe · Hekabe

Greek the wife of King Priam of Troy, mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra, who changed through rage into a dog.

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name the wife of King Priam

Español	Hécuba
Português	Hécuba
Français	Hécube
Deutsch	Hekabe, Hekuba
Italiano	Ecuba, Ecabe
Ελληνικά	Εκάβη Ekávi
Русский	Геку́ба Gekúba, Гека́ба Gekába

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@misc{hecuba_2026,
  title = {Hecuba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hecuba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}