Legend About Apollo And Cassandra

The next most exciting Roman mythologies and legends is the legend about Apollo and Cassandra. This myth involves Cassandra, the daughter of Priam-Hecuba, and Apollo, the son of Zeus-Leto. Cassandra was the most attractive woman in Troy, while Apollo was the most attractive person in Olympus. According to the tragedy Agamemnon by Aeschylus, the deity Apollo loved Cassandra and offered her the ability to prophesy if she would obey his commands. After agreeing to the proposal and accepting the gift, Cassandra turned down the god's favors. According to the myth, he gave her the valuable gift she wanted without thinking twice. She didn't want to make love to him when she got it. Because of Cassandra's refusal, Apollo made the rule that no one would ever heed her advice, no matter what the circumstance.

Cassandra concurred with the plan and fulfilled the prophecy of power, but after doing so, she avoided Apollo and set him ablaze. In a fit of rage and retaliation, Apollo warned everyone not to believe anything she says since everything she says is a lie and a betrayal. Cassandra had a difficult time as a result of Apollo's rage because no one took her prophecy seriously. She attempted to warn Troy that the Greeks would destroy it, as Apollo prophesied, but no one was prepared to hear her or trust her. But as Cassandra had predicted, the Greeks devastated Troy.