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Cassandra is the daughter of Priam, gifted prophecy by Apollo and then cursed by him, when she spurned his love, so that no one would ever heed her words. She foresees the fall of Troy and the danger of the wooden horse, but her warnings are dismissed as madness. Taken as Agamemnon's prize after the city burns, she is murdered alongside him at Mycenae.
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Fall of Troy
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- Who is Cassandra?
- Cassandra is the daughter of Priam, gifted prophecy by Apollo and then cursed by him, when she spurned his love, so that no one would ever heed her words. She foresees the fall of Troy and the danger of the wooden horse, but her warnings are dismissed as madness.
- Which mythology does Cassandra belong to?
- Cassandra belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Cassandra appear in?
- Cassandra appears in Fall of Troy, Apollo, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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