Hĕcŭba — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

Hĕcŭba, ae, and Hĕcŭbē, ēs, f., = Ἑκάβη, 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.

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Headword:

Hĕcŭba

Headword (normalized):

hĕcŭba

Headword (normalized/stripped):

hecuba

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IDX:

20339

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n20322

Key:

Hecuba

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