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Cassandra 601 Words You Need to Know

Cassandra 601 Words You Need to Know /kəˈsændrə/ (noun) Definition ignored or disregarded prophet of doom, someone whose negative prophecy or warnings are ignored, calamity howler, worrywart, pessimist, a pessimist who prophesizes calamity or disaster but his prophecy or premonition is ignored, doomsayer, fatalist, doom-monger Example Cassandra, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Priam, the last king of Troy, and his wife Hecuba. In Homer’s Iliad, she is the most beautiful of Priam’s daughters but not a prophetess. Cassandra was loved by the god Apollo, who promised her the power of prophecy if she would comply with his desires. ...

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