Hecuba
Ἑκάβη
The queen of Troy who lost her husband, her children, and her country.
Mother of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra, she dreamed before Paris was born that she would give birth to a torch that would burn the city.
After the city fell, she learned that her daughter Polyxena had been sacrificed and her youngest son murdered.
After taking her revenge, she is said to have turned into a dog — grief passing beyond human shape.
SourcesEuripides, Hecuba · The Trojan Women