Agamemnon · Character

Cassandra

Trojan princess and seer brought home as Agamemnon's captive, cursed to speak true prophecies that no one around her will believe.

major

Also known as Cassandra Apollo, Cassandra The Seer Apollo, Cassandra O Father, Cassandra O Woman, Cassandra Death, Cassandra Man, Cassandra Yet, Cassandra Ah

First appearance: agamemnon

As a major figure in Agamemnon, Cassandra is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Cassandra enters the play as silent spoil of war, a royal daughter of fallen Troy standing on the terrace of the house that destroyed her city. Her gift of prophecy, once granted by Apollo and then twisted into a curse, isolates her utterly: she sees what is coming and can neither prevent it nor persuade anyone to listen. She matters because her visions give the story its deepest register, turning a domestic homecoming into a tragedy of foreknowledge, and her long silence before speech is one of the play's most charged moments.

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Character Web

15 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Psychological
Other

Character groups

Protagonist
House of Atreus and Gods
Mythological Figures and Future Avenger
Divine and Prophetic Forces

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Relationships

Aigisthos
rivalry · negative
Aigisthos views Cassandra as a captive and threat to his rule, while she prophesies his… How this plays out →
Clytemnestra
rivalry · negative
Zeus
psychological · ambivalent
Apollo
psychological · negative
Agamemnon
social · negative
Aeschylus
professional · ambivalent
Priam
family · negative
Apollo
psychological · negative
Apollo
psychological · negative

Aigisthos
Aigisthos views Cassandra as a captive and threat to his rule, while she prophesies his doom.
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra sees Cassandra as her husband's war prize and rival, while Cassandra foresees her own murder by Clytemnestra.
Zeus
Cassandra appeals to Zeus as a divine witness to her suffering and the injustice of her fate.
Apollo
Apollo cursed Cassandra with true prophecies no one believes after she rejected his romantic advances.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon brings Cassandra home as a war prize and concubine, indifferent to her prophetic anguish.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus uses Cassandra as a prophetic voice to reveal past crimes and future doom.
Priam
Cassandra is Priam's daughter, a Trojan princess who foresees the destruction of her family.
Apollo
Apollo cursed Cassandra with true prophecies no one believes after she rejected his romantic advances.
Apollo
Apollo cursed Cassandra with true prophecies no one believes after she rejected his romantic advances.

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