Poetry · Character
Cassandra
A Trojan prophetess cursed to speak true prophecies no one believes.
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First appearance: A Fragment from the Agamemnon of Aeschylos
Cassandra shows up with force in A Fragment from the Agamemnon of Aeschylos. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The prophetess left alone on stage, overwhelmed by visions of death and doom.
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