Hecuba
Americannoun
noun
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The title alludes to “Cortege of Eagles,” a 1967 Graham work that focused on the disfiguring grief of Hecuba and the Trojan women after the defeat of Troy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Periodically Hecuba violently drums on her chest — a classical gesture of mourning.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Shelah finds herself in the position of Job, Hecuba and Lear, figures brought low by merciless fate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2017
Carr's play, Hecuba, is a "reimagination" of the Euripides tragedy about the former queen of Troy that will be directed by Erica Whyman, the RSC's deputy artistic director.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2015
Chief among the captives was the old Queen, Hecuba, and her daughter-in-law, Hector’s wife Andromache.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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