Cassandra
Cassandra, daughter of king Priam, briefly appears in Homer’s Iliad. From atop the high walls of Troy, she shouts to her compatriots to call them to express their grief after Hector returns dead. Her tragic and lyrical potential is developed later, in the tragedies. As a prophet inspired by Apollo...
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| Udgivet i: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/temoigner, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire
2015
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Cassandra, daughter of king Priam, briefly appears in Homer’s Iliad. From atop the high walls of Troy, she shouts to her compatriots to call them to express their grief after Hector returns dead. Her tragic and lyrical potential is developed later, in the tragedies. As a prophet inspired by Apollo (from the Agamemnon by Aeschylus) and through the good use of her reason (in many modern versions), she becomes a figure of inaudible knowledge. Though no one believes her, she announces the eradic... |
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