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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cassan’dra.
 
Daughter of Priam, gifted with the power of prophecy; but Apollo, whom she had offended, brought it to pass that no one believed her predictions. (Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida.)   1
        “Those who foresee and predict the downfall, meet with the fate of Cassandra.”—The Times.
 


 Caspar.Cassa’tion. 

 
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