Hecuba
Americannoun
noun
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Periodically Hecuba violently drums on her chest — a classical gesture of mourning.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Hecuba, his widow, conspires with Briseis to take advantage of the restless, fractious Greeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
Queen Hecuba paces to and from the water dispenser, while the 'Chorus' is a heavily-pregnant woman handcuffed to her bed.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2012
Hecuba, the former Trojan queen, still clings to the privileges of rank, and she and her daughter-in-law, Andromache, both treat the Chorus, a pregnant woman handcuffed to a bed, with arrogant disdain.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
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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