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n. - (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed.

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  • I also like the villain Cassandra from the last two seasons of Dr. Who, just a skein of skin stretched upon a framework.
  • Â His sister, Cassandra, is the quiet one who only likes men.
  • Lycophron, the author of the Cassandra, is not the Alexandrian poet.
  • Cassandra is a smart, well-educated African-American woman raised by her single mother.
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