67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Ἑκάβη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛk.jʊ.bə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Latinized form of Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekabe), which is of uncertain meaning. According to Greek mythology this was the name of the primary wife of King Priam of Troy. By him she was the mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra and many others. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantHekabe Categories asteroids, Greek mythology, Iliad characters, isograms, Latinizations, mothers, mythology, queens, uncertain etymology, wives