Hecuba is a main character in two plays by Euripides: "The Trojan Women" and "Hecuba". "The Trojan Women" describes the aftermath of the fall of Troy, including Hecuba's enslavement by Odysseus. "Hecuba" also takes place just after the fall of Troy. Polydorus, the youngest son of Priam and Hecuba, is sent to King Polymestor for safekeeping, but when Troy falls, Polymestor murders Polydorus. Hecuba learns of this, and when Polymestor comes to the fallen city, Hecuba, by trickery, blinds him and kills his two sons.