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Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, lords of Troy, in Greek mythology. She was also known as Alexandra. According to one myth, god Apollo gave her the gift of foretelling the future and then tried to sleep with her.
Cassandra comes to prominence in Greek mythology because of events at Troy. Some ancient sources tell of how Cassandra predicted the destruction of Troy when Paris was born to Hecabe, and told how her new-born brother should be put to death, the prophecy though was only listened to when Cassandra’s half-brother, Aesacus said the same thing.
Abstract. This chapter offers a continuous, linear reading of Cassandra’s prophecy with the goal of illustrating the way in which individual passages are linked. In structure, the prophecy as a whole is divided into two major parts of unequal length: the first a sweeping account of the coming Trojan War and its aftermath (31–1282) and the ...
1 Ιαν 2020 · The research explores the myth of the Greek Cassandra and its modern variations in literature and culture.
Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα) is a character in Greek mythology, one of the nineteen children of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and therefore the sister of Hector, Paris, Polixena and other children of the royal couple.
Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...
31 Οκτ 2022 · According to Greek mythology, Cassandra was one of the Trojan princesses, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba. There are several different versions of the story of Cassandra, but the most popular one is that she was cursed by Apollo after she refused his advances.
