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Hecuba

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Hecuba (; also Hecabe; Ancient Greek: Ἑκάβη, romanized: Hekábē, pronounced [hekábɛ:]) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hecuba has received more than 879,394 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Hecuba is the 72nd most popular companion (up from 81st in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 175th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Companion.

Hecuba is most famous for being the wife of Priam, the king of Troy. She is also famous for being the mother of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Hecuba ranks 72 out of 673Before her are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Blanche of Castile, Guinevere, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Hafsa bint Umar, and Alexandra Feodorovna. After her are Astrid of Sweden, Gülfem Hatun, Dinah, Mary of Teck, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Hecuba ranks 153 out of 1,301Before her are Zeno (425), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Saint Nino (296), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Narses (478), and Stilicho (359). After her are Abdullah Öcalan (1949), Saint Timothy (17), Mesrop Mashtots (361), Basil I (811), Gülfem Hatun (1500), and Constans II (630).

Among COMPANIONS In Turkey

Among companions born in Turkey, Hecuba ranks 5Before her are Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Helena (250), Aspasia (-470), and Antinous (111). After her are Gülfem Hatun (1500), Malhun Hatun (1350), Pulcheria (399), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Kaya Sultan (1633), Maria Laskarina (1206), and Irene Angelina (1181).