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Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...
Clytemnestra (/ ˌ k l aɪ t ə m ˈ n ɛ s t r ə /, [1] UK also / k l aɪ t ə m ˈ n iː s t r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα, romanized: Klutaimnḗstra, pronounced [klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː]), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Sparta.
Cassandra foresaw this murder, and warned Agamemnon, but he disregarded her. He was killed, either at a feast or in his bath [34] according to different versions. Cassandra was also killed. [35] Agamemnon's son Orestes, who had been away, returned and conspired with his sister Electra to avenge their father. [36]
This table lists characters killed during the war, and who was responsible for their deaths. Legend: survivors of the war = ( ), unknown fate = (?) and unknown killer or unexplained cause of death = (†)
He was killed, either at a feast or in his bath, [200] according to different versions. Cassandra was also killed. [201] Agamemnon's son Orestes, who had been away, returned and conspired with his sister Electra to avenge their father. [202] He killed Clytemnestra and Aegisthus and succeeded to his father's throne. [203] [204]
In Greek mythology, Cassandra is a princess of Troy who receives the gift of prophecy from Apollo—and the curse that no one would believe her. Swift casts herself in that slot. Swift casts ...
Ajax (Ancient Greek: Αἴας Aias according to Graves means "of the earth". [1]) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, [2] to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.
Many fans have deduced that the title could be a reference to Greek mythology. Cassandra, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba, displays the gift of prophecy. ... they killed Cassandra first ’cause ...