Who was the wife of King Priam in the Iliad?

The wife of King Priam in the Iliad was Hecuba, also spelled Hecabe. She was the queen of Troy during the Trojan War and one of the most prominent women in the Trojan royal family.

Hecuba and Priam were associated with many children, including Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Helenus, Deiphobus, Polyxena, and Polydorus. Because ancient writers did not always agree about the family tree, the exact number and parentage of her children can vary between traditions.

In Homer’s Iliad, Hecuba appears as a grieving mother and queen. She laments Hector’s fate and pleads with him not to face Achilles. Her role becomes even more central in later Greek literature, especially Euripides’ tragedies Hecuba and The Trojan Women, which portray her suffering after Troy’s defeat.

Several names in the answer choices are connected to Troy but are not Priam’s wife. Cassandra was Hecuba’s daughter, Helen was linked to Menelaus and Paris, and Andromache was Hector’s wife. Hecuba is the canonical answer for Priam’s queen.