Cassandra

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Cassandra (acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 16; cf. Alexanter; in the most ancient period written in the Etruscan manner, Cassantra), ae, f., = Κασσάνδρα,

a daughter of Priam and Hecuba , who continually proclaimed the approaching evil , but was believed by no one. After the destruction of Troy she became the bondmaid of Agamemnon , and was murdered with him by Clytaemnestra , Cic. Div. 1, 39, 85; Verg. A. 2, 404; 2, 246 Serv.; 3, 187; 5, 636; Ov. H. 16, 119; Hyg. Fab. 93 and 117.