Cassandra
[kə'sændrə]
Definition
(noun.) (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed.
Typist: Martha--From WordNet
Definition
n. a daughter of Priam king of Troy beloved by Apollo who gave her the gift of prophecy but not of being believed—hence any one who takes gloomy views of the political or social future.
Typed by Cecil
Examples
- The box into which the harlequin takes refuge, and which appears to be empty when Pierrot or Cassandra lifts the curtain that shields its entrance, is also a sort of magic cabinet. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Cassandra is a prisoner in his outer halls. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Merritt