Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Cassandra Κασσάνδρα/ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΑ

Published byInge Oesman Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Cassandra Κασσάνδρα/ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΑ"— Presentation transcript:

1 Cassandra Κασσάνδρα/ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΑ
Benjamin Wright

2 History Daughter of King Priam, king of Troy.
Very attractive, catches the eye of Apollo Refuses Apollo’s advances, get cursed. She can foretell the future and always be right, but nobody will believe her! Foretells the fall of Troy. Ajax’s rape of Cassandra in the temple of Athena Aeschylus’ play AGAMEMNON, Cassandra  foretells her own and Agamemnon’s deaths, but nobody believes her.

3 Modern Usage One that predicts misfortune or disaster
"Cassandra Complex" to refer to a belief that things could be known in advance (Gaston Bachelard) "Wall Street Cassandra“ Warren Buffett Environmental Movement

Download ppt "Cassandra Κασσάνδρα/ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΑ"

Similar presentations

THE ILIAD: GODS AND GODDESSES MAN, MYTH, MEANING THE TROJAN WAR.

THE ILIAD: GODS AND GODDESSES MAN, MYTH, MEANING THE TROJAN WAR.
Jeopardy Wives and Spoils of War Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy gods The Greeks The Trojans Death.

Jeopardy Wives and Spoils of War Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy gods The Greeks The Trojans Death.
Trojan War - terms Greeks = Achaians, Argives, Danaäns

Trojan War - terms Greeks = Achaians, Argives, Danaäns
By Aaliyah the Armadillo Nicole the Nightingale Sydney the Seahorse

By Aaliyah the Armadillo Nicole the Nightingale Sydney the Seahorse
The Adventure of Odysseus

The Adventure of Odysseus
4,500 Year Old Tomb Found of Queen Khentakawess III.

4,500 Year Old Tomb Found of Queen Khentakawess III.
By: Lindsay Toub, Natasha Lear & Kyle Stanshine The Trojan War & The Fall of Troy.

By: Lindsay Toub, Natasha Lear & Kyle Stanshine The Trojan War & The Fall of Troy.
Greek Mythology. Myth -traditional story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of fact -Deities or demigods. -Explains some.

Greek Mythology. Myth -traditional story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of fact -Deities or demigods. -Explains some.
The Horse On the tenth year the Greeks decided to attack Troy, but they could not get pass the walls. Odysseus decided to build a horse as a gift for.

The Horse On the tenth year the Greeks decided to attack Troy, but they could not get pass the walls. Odysseus decided to build a horse as a gift for.
The Trojan War Homer's The Iliad. Greek Culture around 1250 B.C. City States had their own Kings (who were like governors). Some kings waged war with.

The Trojan War Homer's The Iliad. Greek Culture around 1250 B.C. City States had their own Kings (who were like governors). Some kings waged war with.
Agamemnon I. Agamemnon I. The watchman’s speech (1-39) –A. N.B. Clytemnestra has “male strength of heart” (11) –B. Something is wrong in the royal house.

Agamemnon I. Agamemnon I. The watchman’s speech (1-39) –A. N.B. Clytemnestra has “male strength of heart” (11) –B. Something is wrong in the royal house.
Medusa Mythology Exam 2013 Agamemnon Magister Vader.

Medusa Mythology Exam 2013 Agamemnon Magister Vader.
Troy a once grand city based on both fact and fiction, located in what is now modern Turkey. Well known for being the site the famous Trojan War fought.

Troy a once grand city based on both fact and fiction, located in what is now modern Turkey. Well known for being the site the famous Trojan War fought.
ALLUSION THE ART OF A REFERENCE allusion-----alluding---alluded--- Allusion is a figure of speech, reference/representa tion of/to a well- known person,

ALLUSION THE ART OF A REFERENCE allusion-----alluding---alluded--- Allusion is a figure of speech, reference/representa tion of/to a well- known person,
The Trojan War By: Davide Behr, Alan Bowman, Elizabeth Mammolenti, and Juan Cerezo.

The Trojan War By: Davide Behr, Alan Bowman, Elizabeth Mammolenti, and Juan Cerezo.
Greek Mythology The House of Atreus.

Greek Mythology The House of Atreus.
Powerpoint Templates Page 1 Powerpoint Templates Global Studies 8.01 Cassandra’s Dilemma Ms. Brinkman.

Powerpoint Templates Page 1 Powerpoint Templates Global Studies 8.01 Cassandra’s Dilemma Ms. Brinkman.
Greek Mythology The Fall of Troy. Why was the Greek army still hard pressed and lost many gallant leaders even though Hector was dead? Prince Memnon of.

Greek Mythology The Fall of Troy. Why was the Greek army still hard pressed and lost many gallant leaders even though Hector was dead? Prince Memnon of.
The Heroes of the Trojan War Yueh-chiu Helen Wang Associate professor National Penghu University.

The Heroes of the Trojan War Yueh-chiu Helen Wang Associate professor National Penghu University.
Trojan War. Trojan War Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did.

Trojan War. Trojan War Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google