Hecuba was the wife of King Priam, ruler of Troy in the Greek mythological tale of the Trojan War. She had a son, Troilius, with the Greek god Apollo, and it was foretold that if he lived to the age of twenty, Troy would never fall. However, Achilles killed Troilius in the Trojan War. Tree different versions of Hecuba's fate exist today:
The Achaeans enslaved her;
She was given as a slave to Odysseus, but was turned into a dog by the gods and so escaped him;
She was driven mad by the sight of her dead offspring.
The character of Hecuba can also be seen in writings by Euripides, namely "Hecuba" and "The Trojan Women"
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecuba
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