But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.
Daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba, who captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future. However, she was destined to never be believed
Somebody who makes predictions which are believed but turn out to be false. This "incorrect" meaning of the word is often used (in the UK at least)
in ancient Greek stories, the daughter of Priam, King of Troy. The god Apollo gave her the power to see what would happen in the future, but he also made sure that no one would ever believe her. People are sometimes called a "Cassandra" if they warn that something bad will happen, but no one believes them. In Greek mythology, the daughter of King Priam of Troy. Apollo promised her the gift of prophecy if she would grant his desires; she accepted the gift but rebuffed the god, who took his revenge by ordaining that her prophecies should never be believed. She predicted the fall of Troy and the death of Agamemnon, but her warnings went unheeded. Given as part of the war spoils to Agamemnon, she was murdered with him
{i} one who foresees misfortune; princess of Troy (Greek Mythology); female first name
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
cassandra
Silbentrennung
Cas·san·dra
Türkische aussprache
kısändrı
Aussprache
/kəˈsandrə/ /kəˈsændrə/
Etymologie
[ k&-'san-dr&, -'sä ] (noun.) Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα.