Figure Greek and Roman
Hecuba
Ἑκάβη , Hekabē grc
Spouse of king Priam
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Family
The family of Hecuba
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 27
Kinship in an account 2
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Family 25
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a marriage · a shared religious affiliation
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- child of (father) Cisseus Greek mythological character, Thracian king and father of Theano
- child of (father) Dymas Phrygian king and father of Hecuba
- child of (mother) Eunoë nymph, wife of the Phrygian king Dymas, and mother of Hecuba
- child of (father) Sangarius Phrygian river-god of Greek mythology, son of Oceanus and Tethys
- child of (mother) Telecleia daughter of Ilus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Agathon Greek mythical character, son of Priam
- parent of (child) Alastor mythological Greek character, son of Priam and Hecabe
- parent of (child) Antiphus son of Priam in Greek mythology
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parent of (mother) Cassandra mythological prophetess and princess of Troy -
parent of (mother) Creusa Greek mythology character; daughter of Priam and Hecuba - parent of (mother) Deiphobus mythical character, son of Priam of Troy
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parent of (mother) Hector prince of Troy in Greek mythology -
parent of (mother) Helenus mythical son of Priam
- parent of (child) Hipponous son of Priam
- parent of (mother) Ilione daughter of Priam in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Laodice daughter of Priam
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parent of (mother) Paris mythological son of Priam, king of Troy -
parent of (mother) Polites mythological Greek character, Trojan prince, son of Priam -
parent of (mother) Polydorus mythological trojan prince, son of Priam -
parent of (mother) Polyxena mythical daughter of Priam -
parent of (mother) Troilus mythical prince of Troy in Greek mythology -
partner of Apollo god in Greek and later Roman mythology - sibling of Asius (mythology) son of Dymas in Greek mythology
- sibling of Theano priestess of Athena in Troy in Greek mythology
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Sources
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29 statements on this record
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