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Cassandra

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Cas·san·dra  (k-sndr)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A daughter of Priam, the king of Troy, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated by Apollo never to be believed.
2. One that utters unheeded prophecies.
[Latin, from Greek Kassandra.]
Cassandra
Noun
someone whose prophecies of doom are unheeded [Trojan prophetess in Greek mythology]
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Noun1.CassandraCassandra - (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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Then Alexandrus builds his ships at Aphrodite's suggestion, and Helenus foretells the future to him, and Aphrodite order Aeneas to sail with him, while Cassandra prophesies as to what will happen afterwards.
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So it was with the CASSANDRA, as brought us all safe home from Malabar, after England took the viceroy of the Indies; so it was with the old WALRUS, Flint's old ship, as I've seen amuck with the red blood and fit to sink with gold.
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