Meaning of CASSANDRA
| Pronunciation: | | ku'sandru
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| | Definition: | | [n] (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed |
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| | Definition: | | Cassandra
A recreation of the myth of Cassandra, journeying to her foreseen death and reflecting on her own history, is accompanied by essays that touch on such diverse issues as nuclear war and the role of women, linking them to the interpretation of Cassandra more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | admonisher, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, cautioner, crepehanger, crystal gazer, cynic, defeatist, divinator, diviner, divineress, Druid, Eeyore, flagman, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer, haruspex, Jeremiah, killjoy, lighthouse keeper, lookout, lookout man, malist, monitor, negativist, nihilist, palmist, pessimist, predictor, prefigurer, presager, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, prophet of doom, prophetess, psychic, pythoness, religious prophets, retreatist, seek-sorrow, seer, seeress, sentinel, sentry, signaler, signalman, soothsayer, vates, warner, weather prophet, worrywart |
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