What was Queen Hecuba s dream when she had conceived Paris NU Homer c BCE c BCE presents war and prophecy in his famous epic poem The Iliad BCE Queen Hecuba wife of Priam saw a dream when she conceived Paris That dream was a sign of Troy s future destruction The Strange Dream When Hecuba was pregnant with Paris she saw a dream She dreamed that she gave birth not to a child but to a burning torch The torch spread fire all around Troy This dream made her frightened She told Priam about it Interpretation of The Dream The wise priests and prophets were asked to explain the dream They said the torch meant danger for Troy It meant that her child would bring ruin If the child lived Troy would face destruction The dream was taken very seriously Fate of Paris Because of the dream Priam and