Cassandra

[kuh-san-druh]

noun

1. Also called Alexandra. Classical Mythology.,  a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed.

2. a person who prophesies doom or disaster.

3. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper of men.”

Cassandra

/ kəˈsændrə /

noun

1. Greek myth a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed

2. anyone whose prophecies of doom are unheeded

Cassandra

1. In classical mythology, a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) whose predictions, although true, were never believed by those around her. Apollo had given her the gift of prophecy but made it worthless after she refused his amorous advances. The Greeks captured Cassandra after their victory and sacrilegiously removed her from the temple of Athena. As a result, Athena helped cause shipwrecks and enormous loss of life to the Greeks on their return home.

A “Cassandra” is someone who constantly predicts bad news.

Example Sentences

Cassandra Dutra, another barmaid, told CNN that the suspect would come into The Owl Bar frequently, but "he wasn't a part of the camaraderie" among customers.

From BBC

R&B singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, who had a long relationship with Combs, was an early key witness in the prosecution’s case.

From Los Angeles Times

“Brad Pitt probably has to stay sequestered in a tower in a castle somewhere — it becomes no fun at all,” said Cassandra Peterson, the actor better known as the macabre movie hostess Elvira.

From Los Angeles Times

She focused on the two central victims in the case - Mr Combs' former girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, and another unnamed former girlfriend.

From BBC

“I must know if she is to be married!” cries Isabella, regarding Anne Elliot, the heroine of Jane’s “Persuasion,” which Cassandra has been reading aloud.

From Los Angeles Times