Hecabe: The Dog-Queen in Contemporary and Ancient Mythmaking

Author

Makayla Steede

Date of Award

Spring 5-7-2022

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Molly Pasco-Pranger

Second Advisor

Aimee Nezhukumatahil

Third Advisor

Jonathan Fenno

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis will examine the character of Hecabe from Greek mythology as she is depicted in both ancient and contemporary sources. The sources feature both literary and scholarly work relating to Hecabe and Greek mythology. The primary source texts are The Iliad by Homer, Hecabe by Euripides, Trojan Women by Euripides, A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes, and The Women of Troy by Pat Barker. The goal of the thesis is to examine the roles Hecabe plays in each book and examine the similarities and differences in how her story is told across the various texts.

Recommended Citation

Steede, Makayla, "Hecabe: The Dog-Queen in Contemporary and Ancient Mythmaking" (2022). Honors Theses. 2752.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2752

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