[2] Ada was the daughter of Hecatomnus, satrap of Caria, sister of Mausolus, Pixodarus, Artemisia, and Idrieus.

This view however is challenged by scholars who believe either that the sibling marriages of the Hecatomnids were purely symbolic in nature and that while Ada was attested as his consort, it is not known if she was the mother of Hekatomnos children.

[6] After the death of her husband, Ada became the sole satrap of Caria, but was expelled by her brother Pixodarus in 340 BC.

[8] Alexander accepted her offer and, in return, gave Ada formal command of the Siege of Halicarnassus.

[11] Ada appears as a character in the young adult book Voice of Gods (2015) by Eleanor Herman.