- CASSANDRA (DAUGHTER OF PRIAM AND HECUBA)
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CASSANDRA (DAUGHTER OF PRIAM AND HECUBA)
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Cassandra — [kə san′drə] n. [L < Gr Kassandra] 1. Gr. Myth. a daughter of Priam and Hecuba: to win her love, Apollo gives her prophetic power, but when thwarted, decrees that no one should believe her prophecies 2. a person whose warnings of misfortune… … English World dictionary
Cassandra — /keuh san dreuh/, n. 1. Also called Alexandra. Class. Myth. a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed. 2. a person who prophesies doom or disaster. 3. a female… … Universalium
CASSANDRA — a beautiful Trojan princess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, whom Apollo endowed with the gift of prophecy, but, as she had rejected his suit, doomed to utter prophecies which no one would believe, as happened with her warnings of the fate and… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Cassandra — Cas•san•dra [[t]kəˈsæn drə[/t]] n. pl. dras 1) myt (in Greek myth) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with prophetic powers, but fated never to be believed 2) a person who prophesies doom or disaster … From formal English to slang
Cassandra — /kəˈsændrə/ (say kuh sandruh) noun 1. Greek Legend a prophetess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba of ancient Troy, who was fated never to be believed. 2. anyone who warns in vain of coming evil …
Priam — In Greek mythology, Priam (Greek Πρίαμος Priamos ) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound Priimuua , which means exceptionally courageous . [Starke, Frank … Wikipedia
Cassandra — In Greek mythology, Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα she who entangles men [This is Robert Graves etymology.] ) (also known as Alexandra) was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of… … Wikipedia
List of King Priam's children — Priam, the mythical king of Troy during the Trojan War, supposedly had 50 sons and (on some accounts) 50 daughters. Priam had several wives, the primary one Hecuba, daughter of Dymas, and several concubines, who bore his children. There is no… … Wikipedia
Priam — /pruy euhm/, n. Class. Myth. 1. a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy. 2. the grandson of King Priam. Also, Priamus… … Universalium
Cassandra — noun a) 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. But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthomes… … Wiktionary
Diomedes — This article is about the hero of the Trojan War. For other uses, see Diomedes (disambiguation). Diomedes, King of Argos a statue by Kresilas from ca. 430 BC. Glyptothek, München … Wikipedia
