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To: nickcarraway

They didn’t include one of the few Greek Goddesses I know of: Cassandra.
Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy.
She was a trojan priestess, dedicated to the god Apollo.
Apollo wanted Cassandra to remain with him. He gave her the gift of prophecy in order to impress her.
At first, Cassandra said she would remain with him forevermore, but soon after, she changed her mind.

Apollo could not undo his bestowment of prophecy for Cassandra, but he could add to it, as revenge for choosing to leave him.
From that point, Cassandra was fated to utter true prophecies, but was never believed by anyone.


3 posted on 04/07/2023 10:27:47 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

She was a mortal, not a goddess. But the Cassandra complex is named after her.


4 posted on 04/07/2023 10:36:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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