Hecuba

[ hek-yoo-buh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.

Hecuba

/ ˈhɛkjʊbə /

noun

1. classical myth the wife of King Priam of Troy, and mother of Hector and Paris

Example Sentences

She’s a pragmatist who rolls her eyes at vengeance-obsessed Trojan queen Hecuba’s refusal to understand the reality of her new, enslaved condition.

From Washington Post

To be or not to be,” was a favorite phrase, as was “What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba.

From The Daily Beast

Hecuba invites Achilles and Archilochus to meet her in the temple of Apollo.

From Project Gutenberg

Hecuba was now satisfied and the old lord of windy Troy started out on his errand of love.

From Project Gutenberg

The costly blue was presented by Hecuba, Queen of Cyprus, whose tomb is in the church.

From Project Gutenberg

The school-boy of to-day—what, after all, is Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba?

From Project Gutenberg

In any event, it will be difficult for it to say: "What's Hecuba to me?"

From Project Gutenberg