The Libation Bearers · Character
Cassandra
Prophetess and captive of Agamemnon, murdered with him.
minor
First appearance: the libation bearers
Cassandra's tie to Clytemnestra is one of the pressures that moves The Libation Bearers—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Clytemnestra (rivalry): Cassandra, Agamemnon's captive prophetess, is murdered by Clytemnestra. With Orestes (psychological): Cassandra's prophetic warnings about the house of Atreus foreshadow Orestes' fate. With…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Psychological
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Agamemnon's family and victims
- Protagonist
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- Clytemnestra
rivalry · negative
Cassandra, Agamemnon's captive prophetess, is murdered by Clytemnestra. How this plays out →
- Orestes
psychological · ambivalent
- Agamemnon
social · ambivalent
- Clytemnestra
rivalry · negative
Cassandra, Agamemnon's captive prophetess, is murdered by Clytemnestra. How this plays out →
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