Cassandra was the child of King Priam of Troy, and she was considered to be Priam's most beautiful daughter. Cassandra received the power to foretell the future from the god Apollo.

She predicted the outcome of many disastrous events. In one memorable example, Cassandra announced the dire consequences of the Trojans accepting the infamous Wooden Horse from their Greek opponents. But as Apollo made certain, no one believed Cassandra when she warned her companions about the future. If she had been heard, the outcome of the war might have been totally different.

Heroes 

• Achilles
• Heracles
• Oedipus
• Theseus

Heroines

• Alcmene
• Andromache
• Ariadne
• Cassandra
• Cassiopeia