cassandra

English - Turkish

Definition of cassandra in English Turkish dictionary

{i} kötü olayları önceden haber veren kimse

(isim) kötü olayları önceden haber veren kimse

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of cassandra in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

cassandra sendromu

ileri sürüldüğünde başkaları tarafından inanılmayan, sonrasında gerçekleşerek insanları şaşırtan kötü ve üzücü olaylar için kullanılan bir terim

English - English

Definition of cassandra in English English dictionary

A person who makes predictions which are never believed but turn out to be true

A female given name

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 never believed but turn out to be true

given name, female

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

Hyphenation

Cas·san·dra

Turkish pronunciation

kısändrı

Pronunciation

/kəˈsandrə/ /kəˈsændrə/

Etymology

[ k&-'san-dr&, -'sä ] (noun.) Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα.