Cassandra: Warned her arrogant rulers, again and again, about true dangers to their city; was disregarded and abused ("a raving tongue of evil speech") and told to be silent, but was always right.
I'm just learning this: In 'Posthomerica', when the Trojan kings found the Greek camp razed and only the Trojan Horse left behind, they celebrated their victory. Only Cassandra and Laocoon saw through the ruse - he died urging them to burn the horse... (2/5)
(3/5) While Cassandra, cursed with the gift of prophecy, kept crying out - "as roars a lioness" - her warning: "Into the land of darkness we are now passing, for all around us full of fire and blood and dismal moan the city is... Still ye rejoice in one consent in madness..."
(4/5) And the Trojan mob jeered at her, to silence her: "No maiden modesty with purity veils thee," and they called her mad, "therefore all men scorn thee."
They threatened her, and "cried shame on her, and said she spake but lies."
They threatened her, and "cried shame on her, and said she spake but lies."
(5/5) But Cassandra was both clear-sighted and brave, and she snatched a flaming torch with one hand and a spear with another and "ran in fury... on that Horse of Doom", desperate to wake up her countrymen. She was seized and thrown back.
You know how it goes from there.
You know how it goes from there.
