Hecuba
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Hecuba is the legendary queen of Troy in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Priam and the mother of many Trojan princes and princesses, including Hector and Paris.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hecuba canonical | 52 |
| Hecuba (mother) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4736706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hecuba Context triple: [Priam, spouse, Hecuba]
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A.
Andromache
Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.
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B.
Creusa
Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Athenian princess and mother of Ion in Euripides’ tragedy.
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C.
Polyxena
Polyxena is a princess of Troy in Greek mythology, often associated with the hero Achilles and the tragic events surrounding the Trojan War.
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D.
Polyxena
Polyxena is an alternate name for Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great and a prominent queen of ancient Macedon.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hecuba Target entity description: Hecuba is the legendary queen of Troy in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Priam and the mother of many Trojan princes and princesses, including Hector and Paris.
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A.
Andromache
Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.
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B.
Creusa
Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Athenian princess and mother of Ion in Euripides’ tragedy.
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C.
Polyxena
Polyxena is a princess of Troy in Greek mythology, often associated with the hero Achilles and the tragic events surrounding the Trojan War.
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D.
Polyxena
Polyxena is an alternate name for Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great and a prominent queen of ancient Macedon.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan royal
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hekabe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thrace
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Trojan War ⓘ |
| captor | Odysseus ⓘ |
| child |
Antiphus
ⓘ
Cassandra ⓘ Creusa ⓘ Deiphobus ⓘ Hector ⓘ Helenus ⓘ Ilione ⓘ Laodice ⓘ Pammon ⓘ Paris ⓘ Polydorus ⓘ Polyxena ⓘ Troilus ⓘ |
| country | Troy ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Thrace (in some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Thrace
|
| fate | enslaved after the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| genre | mythological character ⓘ |
| hasRole | mother of many Trojan princes and princesses ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
maternal grief
ⓘ
suffering of Trojan women ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Aeneid
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
Euripides' Hecuba ⓘ
linked to:
Hecuba (Euripides)
Euripides' The Trojan Women ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Odyssey ⓘ Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
|
| mythologicalOrigin | Phrygia ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | queen during the Trojan War ⓘ |
| parent |
Dymas
ⓘ
Euagora ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen of Troy ⓘ |
| spouse | Priam ⓘ |
| spouseOfTitle |
King Priam of Troy
ⓘ
linked to:
Priam
|
| subjectOf |
tragedy Hecuba by Euripides
ⓘ
linked to:
Hecuba (Euripides)
|
| symbolizes |
the fall of Troy
ⓘ
tragic motherhood ⓘ |
| transformation | turned into a dog (in some versions) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hecuba Description of subject: Hecuba is the legendary queen of Troy in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Priam and the mother of many Trojan princes and princesses, including Hector and Paris.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Trojan Women (Euripides)
subject linked to:
Trojan Women (Euripides)
subject linked to:
Andromache
subject linked to:
Paris – Orlando Bloom
linked to: Hecuba
subject linked to:
Cypria (lost epic)
subject linked to:
Trojan prince Paris
subject linked to:
Paris in The Trojan Women