Hecuba
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Periodically Hecuba violently drums on her chest — a classical gesture of mourning.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022
Cynosemma: A Dirge from the Dog’s Tomb The tale of Hecuba, Queen of Troy, is reimagined in this musical fable from O-Lan Jones.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2018
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
With a nod to Hamlet's lines: "What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba,/ That he should weep for her?"
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2013
She flicked her hand at the black dog Hecuba.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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