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Erisnimet
- (Greek mythology) A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined to never be believed.
Substantiivit
- A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true.
Esimerkit
- And so when Cassandra foretold the evils that were to come upon Troy, even her own people would not credit her words.
- But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.
- Warren J. Tyler, son of Joel, was born in Byron, July 28, 1828. He married Cassandra Tyler, of Stafford, and has four children living.
- Cassandra sat down on a small sofa next to Mrs Budley.
- ' the way,' said Mr. Saunders[...], 'I suppose I may speak the truth freely, as I know well enough that all to whom my vaticinations would be unwelcome are sure to mistake me for a Cassandra.'
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