HECUBA'S TORCH DREAM

HECUBA

• Hecuba was the second wife to King Priam of Troy

HECUBA'S DREAM

• Hecuba dreamed of giving birth to a fiery torch

HECUBA'S DREAM

• After giving birth, she ordered the servants to kill Paris

THE AFTERMATH

• Unable to kill him, they left him on a mountain

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• A shepherd had found Paris and raised him

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• Years later, he returned to Troy with Helen, causing a war

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• Paris' actions started the Trojan War

SOURCES

• The classical source was the tragedy of Euripides
• Online sources included:
• Encyclopedia of Britannica
• www.mythencylopedia.com, Advameg Inc.
• www.stanford.edu

PICTURE SOURCES

• http://www.123rf.com/profile_santi0103