Cassandra
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Cassandra is a figure from Greek mythology, a Trojan princess and prophetess cursed to utter true prophecies that no one would ever believe.
Aliases (2)
- Cass ×1
- Cassandra complex ×1
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan princess
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figure in Greek mythology → prophetess → |
| associatedConcept |
Cassandra complex
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| associatedWith |
Trojan War
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Troy → |
| capturedBy |
Agamemnon
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| causeOfCurse |
rejected Apollo’s advances
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| culture |
Ancient Greek mythology
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| cursedBy |
Apollo
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| curseEffect |
her true prophecies were never believed
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| father |
Priam
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| foretold |
Agamemnon’s death
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her own death → |
| gender |
female
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| ignoredBy |
Hecuba
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Priam → Trojan people → |
| influenceOnModernCulture |
metaphor for ignored warnings in politics and science
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| killedBy |
Aegisthus
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Clytemnestra → |
| languageOfName |
Ancient Greek
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| literaryAppearance |
Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
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Euripides’ Hecuba → Euripides’ Trojan Women → Homer’s Iliad → |
| mother |
Hecuba
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| nameMeaning |
possibly “she who entangles men” or “she who shines upon men”
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| propheticAbility |
foretold the fall of Troy
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uttered true prophecies that were not believed → |
| religion |
worshipper of Apollo
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| roleInMyth |
warned Trojans about the Trojan Horse
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| sibling |
Deiphobus
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Hector → Helenus → Paris → Polyxena → Troilus → |
| statusAfterFallOfTroy |
war prize of Agamemnon
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| symbolism |
unheeded prophet
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voice of ignored truth → |
| takenTo |
Mycenae
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| twinSibling |
Helenus
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cassandra
("Cassandra complex")
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associatedConcept |
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Troilus and Criseyde
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containsCharacter |
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Cass Gilbert
("Cass")
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givenName |
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Apollo
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lover |
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Troilus
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siblingOf |