Hecuba

Also known as: Priam's queen · Family: The Trojans · Role: mother of Troilus · First appears: Book IV · Part 3

In Book IV, Hecuba is named as the mother of Troilus, one of the sons she bore in Troy. In Book X, after learning of Paris’s death, she sinks to the earth and laments, “Dead! thou dead, O dear child!” She calls him the best of her sons except Hector.

In Book XIV, after the Argives sack Troy and take its women captive, Odysseus drags Hecuba to his ship as his captive. She later wails and shrieks for her child Polyxeina.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hecuba learns of Paris's death and laments him.(Book X · Part 3)
  • With: Paris
  • “Wildly her trembling heart leapt when she heard; With failing limbs she sank to earth and wailed: “Dead! thou dead, O dear child!”
• The Argives sacked Troy and carried off its women as captives.(Book XIV · Part 1 · 📍 Troy)
  • With: Agamemnon Neoptolemus Andromache Cassandra Odysseus Menelaus Helen
  • “And now the Argives spoiled fair-fenced Troy, And took her boundless treasures for a prey.”
• Odysseus dragged Hecuba to his ship as his captive.(Book XIV · Part 1)
  • With: Odysseus
  • “Hecuba Odysseus dragged unto his ship.”

Book IV · Part 3

• child: Troilus “Then Peleus' bride gave unto him the arms Of godlike Troilus, the goodliest Of all fair sons whom Hecuba had borne In hallowed Troy;”

Book X · Part 3

• child: Paris “Best Of all my sons, save Hector alone, wast thou!”
• child: Hector “Best Of all my sons, save Hector alone, wast thou!”

Book XIV · Part 1

• with Odysseus (Odysseus takes Hecuba to his ship.) “Hecuba Odysseus dragged unto his ship.”

Book XIV · Part 2

• child: Polyxeina “So wailed and shrieked for her child Hecuba:”

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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.