# Cassandra — The Libation Bearers character guide

> Cassandra in The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-libation-bearers

## Who they are

Prophetess and captive of Agamemnon, murdered with him.

## Relationships

### [Clytemnestra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/clytemnestra)

_rivalry_

Cassandra, Agamemnon's captive prophetess, is murdered by Clytemnestra.

### [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/orestes)

_psychological_

Cassandra's prophetic warnings about the house of Atreus foreshadow Orestes' fate.

### [Agamemnon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/agamemnon)

_social_

Agamemnon brings Cassandra home as a war prize, leading to both their deaths.

### [Clytemnestra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_libation_bearers_se/characters/clytemnestra)

_rivalry_

Cassandra, Agamemnon's captive prophetess, is murdered by Clytemnestra.

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