noun

Hĕcŭba

gen. Hĕcŭbae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

and , , , = Ἑκάβη

the daughter of Dymas; wife of Priam; after the destruction of Troy the; slave of Penelope by extension

the daughter of Dymas, wife of Priam; after the destruction of Troy the slave of Penelope, changed through rage into a dog, Verg. A. 2, 501; 515; Ov. M. 13, 423; 549 sq.; 577; Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; id. Fat. 15, 34.—Transf., an ugly old woman (opp. to Andromache), Mart. 3, 76, 4.

Perseus ID: n20322 Key: Hecuba