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Cassandra

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Canonical name
Cassandra
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None
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Individual
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Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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Pergamus1 observation
·Direct

Cassandra stood on Pergamus.

See evidence text
“Cassandra, fair as golden Venus standing on Pergamus”
Troy1 observation
·Direct

Cassandra went about the city to announce Hector’s return.

See evidence text
“with a loud cry she went about the city”

Claims

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·Direct

Cassandra, Priam’s fairest daughter, is promised to Othryoneus in marriage for his war pledge.

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“He sought Cassandra, the fairest of Priam’s daughters, in marriage, but offered no gifts of wooing, for he promised a great thing, to wit, that he would drive the sons of the Achaeans willy nilly from Troy; old King Priam had given his consent and promised her to him”
·Direct

Cassandra, fair as golden Venus, sees the procession and loudly summons the city.

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“Cassandra, fair as golden Venus standing on Pergamus, caught sight of her dear father in his chariot, and his servant that was the city’s herald with him. Then she saw him that was lying upon the bier, drawn by the mules, and with a loud cry she went about the city”

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2
·Direct
“He sought Cassandra, the fairest of Priam’s daughters, in marriage”
·Direct
“till Cassandra, fair as golden Venus standing on Pergamus, caught sight of her dear father”

Passage preview

Book 13 · Passage 29

And now Idomeneus, though his hair was already flecked with grey, called loud on the Danaans and spread panic among the Trojans as he leaped in among them. He slew Othryoneus from Cabesus, a sojourner, who had but lately come to take part in the war. He sought Cassandra, the fairest of Priam’s daughters, in marriage, but offered no gifts of wooing, for he promised a great thing, to wit, that he would drive the sons of the Achaeans willy nilly from Troy; old King Priam had given his consent and promised her to him, whereon he fought on the strength of the promises thus made to him. Idomeneus aimed a spear, and hit him as he came striding on. His cuirass of bronze did not protect him, and the spear stuck in his belly, so that he fell heavily to the ground. Then Idomeneus vaunted over him saying, ‘Othryoneus, there is no one in the world whom I shall admire more than I do you, if you indeed perform what you have promised Priam son of Dardanus in return for his daughter. We too will make you an offer; we will give you the loveliest daughter of the son of Atreus, and will bring her from Argos for you to marry, if you will sack the goodly city of Ilius in company with ourselves; so come along with me, that we may make a covenant at the ships about the marriage, and we will not be hard upon you about gifts of wooing.’