Hecuba

Hecuba was the queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of many Trojan princes and princesses. Greek epic and tragedy portray her enduring the deaths of her children, the destruction of Troy and enslavement after the Greek victory.

In Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Firebrand, Cassandra, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, grows up in Troy with visions that reveal the destruction approaching her family and city. David Gemmel’s Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow places Hecuba within a narrative shaped by family, marriage and personal loyalty, exploration, travel and cultural encounter, and court politics and dynastic power. Other novels featuring Hecuba include David Gemmel’s Troy: Shield of Thunder and David Gemmel’s Troy: Fall of Kings.