Cassandra

Kassandra

A Trojan princess who is made a prophet by Apollo but condemned to be disbelieved.

Genealogy

Hecuba

Priam

Aegeoneus, Aesacus, Agathon, Antiphonos, Antiphus, Archemachus, Aretus, Aristodeme, Ascanius, Astygonus, Atas, Cebriones, Chersidamas, Chromius, Clonius, Creusa, Deiopites, Deiphobus, Democoon, Dios, Doryclus, Dryops, Echemmon, Echephron, Evagoras, Evander, Glaucus, Gorgythion, Hector, Helenus, Hippothous, Hippodamas, Hipponous, Hyperion, Hypirochus, Idomeneus, Isos, Laodocus, Laodice, Lycaon, Lysithous, Lysimache, Medesicaste, Medusa, Melanippus, Mestor, Mylius, Nestor, Pammon, Paris, Philaemon, Polites, Polymedon, Polyxena, Polydorus, Teles, Troilus

Pelops, Teledamus

Group

Trojan War

Places
  1. Mycenae
  2. Troy
  3. Unknown
Events
  1. Cassandra argues that the wooden horse is a trap
  2. Ajax rapes Cassandra
  3. Agamemnon takes Cassandra as a war captive
  4. Agamemnon returns to Mycenae with Cassandra
  5. Cassandra is murdered by Aegisthus and Clytaemnestra
  6. Apollo offers to teach Cassandra the art of prophecy in return for sex
  7. Cassandra learns the art of prophecy
  8. Apollo makes it so nobody believes Cassandra’s prophesies
  9. Othryoneus promises to drive the Achaeans out of Troy if he can marry Priam’s daughter, Cassandra
  10. Cassandra announces that Priam has returned with Hector’s body
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 12.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.17
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.22
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.23
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.23
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 361
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 699
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 15.2
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 16.6
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.6
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 26.5
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 1.8
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.5
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.5
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 19.7
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.3
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 27.1
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 31.2
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