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Hecabe

Hecabe is the alternative form of Hecuba.

Meaning of Hecuba

Proper noun

Hecuba

  1. (Greek) the wife of King Priam of Troy, mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra, who changed through rage into a dog.

Origin of Hecabe

From Latin Hecabē, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

Questions about Hecabe

What is Hecabe the alternative form of?
Hecabe is the alternative form of Hecuba.

Words near Hecabe in the dictionary

  1. Hebronites
  2. Hebrue
  3. Hebræan
  4. Hebræans
  5. HEC syndrome
  6. Hecabe
  7. hecastotheism
  8. hecatarchies
  9. hecatarchy
  10. Hecate
  11. Hecate Strait

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hecabe (page history and authors); Hecuba (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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