Hecuba — The Trojan Women Character Profile

About Hecuba

Queen of Troy, mother of Hector, witnesses her kingdom's fall and awaits slavery.

Hecuba — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Royal authority, Maternal resilience, Tragic wisdom

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Hecuba

Occupation

queen

Hecuba's Known Relations

• Hector — Child
• Paris — Child
• Cassandra — Child
• Hipponous — Child
• Polydorus — Child
• Creusa — Child
• Antiphus — Child
• Helenus — Child
• Deiphobus — Child
• Polyxena — Child
• Troilus — Child
• Laodice — Child
• Ilione — Child
• Agathon — Child
• Polites — Child
• Alastor — Child
• Priam — Spouse
• Eunoë — Mother
• Telecleia — Mother
• Sangarius — Father
• Cisseus — Father
• Dymas — Father
• Theano — Sibling
• Asius (mythology) — Sibling
• Apollo — Unmarried partner

Character Facts

Played by

Katharine Hepburn

Appears in

The Trojan Women (1971)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Hecuba — Family Mother — Cassandra (Geneviève Bujold)

  Hecuba is Cassandra's mother and shares her daughter's suffering after Troy's defeat.

  Cassandra is identified as Hecuba's daughter, and both women remain among the defeated Trojan royal family.

• Hecuba — Family Mother In Law — Andromache (Vanessa Redgrave)

  Their family bond is intensified by the destruction of the Trojan royal household.

  Hecuba is described as the mother of the slain Trojan prince whose widow is Andromache.

• Hecuba — Family Grandmother — Astyanax (Alberto Sanz)

  Hecuba is connected to Astyanax through the threatened continuation of the royal family.

  Hecuba is the mother of the slain prince, while Astyanax is identified as his son and the last male member of Troy's royal line.

• Hecuba — Conflict Adversarial Messenger — Talthybius (Brian Blessed)

  Their interaction embodies the confrontation between defeated Troy and victorious Greece.

  Talthybius comes to the ruined city and delivers the fatal Greek decree to the Trojan women, including Hecuba.

• Hecuba — Conflict Enemy Monarchs — Menelaus (Patrick Magee)

  They represent opposing royal powers after the destruction of Troy.

  Hecuba is the defeated Queen of Troy, while Menelaus is the Greek king seeking vengeance after the Trojan War.

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• Astyanax (Alberto Sanz)
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