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The Trojan Women was one of a trilogy of plays dealing with the suffering created by the Trojan Wars. Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn), Queen of the Trojans and mother of Hector, one of Troy's most fearsome warriors, looks upon the remains of her kingdom; Andromache (Vanessa Redgrave), widow of the slain Hector and mother of his son Astyanax, believes that she must raise her son in the war's ...
Hecuba also takes place just after the fall of Troy. Polydorus, the youngest son of Priam and Hecuba, is sent to King Polymestor for safekeeping, but when Troy falls, Polymestor murders Polydorus. Hecuba learns of this, and when Polymestor comes to the fallen city, Hecuba, by trickery, blinds him and kills his two sons. [18]
Hector of Troy is a Trojan prince and warrior. He is the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, making him a prince of the royal house and heir to his father's throne. Hector weds Andromache, who bore him a son, Scamandrius, whom the people of Troy know as Astyanax, and - according to some accounts - Laodamas.
Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. Produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios , the film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt , Eric Bana , Sean Bean , Diane Kruger , Brian Cox , Brendan Gleeson , Rose Byrne , Saffron Burrows and Orlando Bloom .
The horse is taken into the city, but there are Greek soldiers inside it. When the city is asleep at that night, the Greeks kill both Priam and the queen Hecuba. Agamemnon seats himself on Troy's throne declaring himself as a dictator and ruler of the Aegean entirely, having Helen brought to him and raping her. The next morning, as the Greek ...
In Greek mythology, Polyxena (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ k s ɪ n ə /; Ancient Greek: Πολυξένη, romanized: Poluxénē) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. [1] She does not appear in Homer, but in several other classical authors, though the details of her story vary considerably.
Cassandra was one of the many children born to the king and queen of Troy, Priam and Hecuba. She is the fraternal twin sister of Helenus , as well as the sister to Hector and Paris . [ 12 ] One of the oldest and most common versions of her myth states that Cassandra was admired for her beauty and intelligence by the god Apollo, who sought to ...
Hecuba Maybe the most cunning of Trojan princes, married Helen after Paris' death. He was slain during the sack of Troy by Odysseus and/or Menelaus. Helenus Hecuba The twin of Cassandra and, like her, a seer. Lost out to Deiphobus in competition for the hand of Helen after Paris's death. Later marries Andromache. Polydorus Hecuba Youngest of ...