Cassandra

American  

[kuh-san-druh] / kəˈsæn drə /

noun

1. Also called Alexandra.  Classical Mythology. a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed.

2. a person who prophesies doom or disaster.

3. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper of men.”

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Cassandra British  

/ kəˈsændrə /

noun

1. Greek myth a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed

2. anyone whose prophecies of doom are unheeded

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Cassandra Cultural  

1. In classical mythology, a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) whose predictions, although true, were never believed by those around her. Apollo had given her the gift of prophecy but made it worthless after she refused his amorous advances. The Greeks captured Cassandra after their victory and sacrilegiously removed her from the temple of Athena. As a result, Athena helped cause shipwrecks and enormous loss of life to the Greeks on their return home.

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A “Cassandra” is someone who constantly predicts bad news.

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"The United States is the only country in the world where fossils like this are considered personal property," Cassandra Hatton, head of science and natural history at Sotheby's, told AFP before the auction.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

"But it's not the full year," Cassandra Hatton explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg early that year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Even worse than not wanting to be intimate with me, Cassandra didn’t want to go out to dinner with me either, because of my carb-watching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Cassandra, Priam’s daughter, had echoed his warning, but no one ever listened to her and she had gone back to the palace before Sinon appeared.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton