Cassandra

cassandra English 2013 November 7 2014 November 7 en <dab!> en en + (places) Etymology From en grc Κασσάνδρα. The figurative noun sense en Cassandra Cassandra Trojan princess 1. Pronunciation en /kəˈsæn.dɹə/ /kəˈsɑːn.dɹə/ UK,US en /kəˈsɛən.dɹə/ GA,æ-tensing en En-us-Cassandra.ogg US /-sæn-/ en En-us-Cassandra-2.ogg US /-sɑːn-/ en en-au-Cassandra.ogg AU Proper noun ~ en Greek mythology A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed. en 1897 Michael Clarke The Story of Troy 30 And so when Cassandra foretold the evils that were to come upon Troy, even her own people would not credit her words. en female Ancient Greek. en 1605 w:William Camden Remains Concerning Britain 56 John Russell Smith 1870 But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism. en 1890 Frederick W. Beers Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, N.Y., 1788–1890 656 Warren J. Tyler, son of Joel, was born in Byron, July 28, 1828. He married Cassandra Tyler, of Stafford, and has four children living. en 2004 w:Torey Hayden Twilight Children 1 HarperCollins UK 2013 0007370865 "What's your name?" I asked."Cassandra."Ah, a mythical name. It fit with the fairy-tale looks. en 2013 M. C. Beaton Miss Tonks Turns to Crime 4 Cassandra sat down on a small sofa next to Mrs Budley. A placename en unincorporated community co/Walker County s/Georgia c/USA. en small borough in co/Cambria County s/Pennsylvania c/USA. Derived terms en Cassandraic Cassandran Cassmance Cassmancer Cass Cassaundra Cassie Sandra Translations prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy Bulgarian: bg Касандра f Catalan: ca Cassandra f French: fr Cassandre f Galician: gl Casandra f Greek: el Κασσάνδρα f Ancient Greek: grc Κασσάνδρα f Italian: it Cassandra f Polish: pl Kasandra f Portuguese: pt Cassandra f Romanian: ro Casandra Russian: ru Касса́ндра f Sicilian: scn Cassànnira f Spanish: es Casandra f Swedish: sv Kassandra See also en Jeremiah Noun en figurative A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true. en doomsayer Thesaurus:oracle 36 I "Well, take my word for it, those girls will never marry; marriage is like money—seem to want it, and you never get it." The Cassandra was scarcely departed, when the objects of her oracle appeared—Mrs. Fergusson and her two daughters. 1876–1877, "The New Republic", book III, chapter IV, page 46 in Belgravia: An Illustrated London Magazine, volume XXXI 'By the way,' said Mr. Saundersraising his eyebrows, and looking slowly round him, 'I suppose I may speak the truth freely, as I know well enough that all to whom my vaticinations would be unwelcome are sure to mistake me for a Cassandra.' en Paul Krugman Does Getting Old Cost Society Too Much? The New York Times 1997-03-09 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/magazine/does-getting-old-cost-society-too-much.html 0362-4331 When Cassandras like Pete Peterson, the former Commerce Secretary, present alarming numbers about the future burden of baby boomers on the budget, it turns out that only part of that prospective burden represents the sheer demographic effects of an aging population: https://web.archive.org/web/20240103133301/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/magazine/does-getting-old-cost-society-too-much.html 3 January 2024 en 2023 978-1-802-06195-6 w:Naomi Klein w:Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Penguin 344 At the time, she Naomi Wolf was appearing on dozens of far-right shows where she was treated the way she seems to see herself: as a prophet, a Cassandra, a persecuted victim of powerful forces, a hero for nonetheless being willing to speak her truth. Translations person who makes dire predictions Greek: el Κασσάνδρα f Polish: pl kasandra f Sicilian: scn Cassànnira f Anagrams en aaacdnrss sandaracs en eponyms en People Italian it: Etymology From it grc Κασσάνδρα. Pronunciation [sà]<r:DiPI> Proper noun f it Greek mythology en Cassandra it female References Portuguese pt: Alternative forms pt Kassandra given name Etymology pt :uder grc:Κασσάνδρα + 1 Pronunciation pt ɐ̃dɾɐ 3 pt Cas san dra Proper noun f + Cassandro pt Greek mythology en Cassandra pt female Ancient Greek Cassandro Cassandra Statistics 4,509 2946 1 References