Greek Prophetess-cassandra :: essays research papers

THE CURSED PROPHETESS      â€Å"Oracle, in the Ancient Greek world, was a place of worship where individuals went to look for counsel from prophets or prophetesses (people who had exceptional forces to talk in the interest of a divine being or anticipate what's to come). Other than alluding to a special raised area, the word prophet additionally alludes to the prophet or prophetess, and to his/her prophecy† (Cassandra). The Ancient Greeks completely had confidence in these hallowed people. At the point when sickness would degenerate a city, the individuals would go to the hallowed places to request that a prophet talk for benefit of the divine beings. When the Greeks knew the reason for the plague, they would do everything in their undying capacity to persuade the divine beings to ease them from their suffereing. Similarly as Oedipus, the lord of Thebes, asked Tiresias (a prophet) to represent the divine beings clarifying why his kin were enduring, in Oedipus Rex. The Ancient Greeks accepted their destiny lay in the forces and prophet of the prophets and prophetesses. There was one prophetess, nonetheless, that was an exemption to this conviction. In spite of the fact that Cassandra was the most excellent and canny prophetess, in Greek folklore, her predictions were never accepted.      Stories of divine beings beginning to look all starry eyed at or pining for youthful delightful ladies show up wherever in Greek folklore, and the instance of Cassandra is no exemption. Greek divine beings picked their prey due to a few separated trademark or part of their geneology. Cassandra was a exquisite young lady, and portrayed by Homer as the most delightful of Priam’s little girls. Apollo, comparably, was the most attractive of the youthful divine beings. Cassandra portrays Apollo as somebody who â€Å"struggled to win me, breathing passionate for me† (Lefkowitz 15).      Cassandra, girl of Queen Hecuba and King Priam of Troy, was an excellent young lady favored with the endowment of prediction by the god Apollo. Consequently, she should cherish him, however finally she evaded Apollo. As a demonstration of retribution, Apollo added a contort to her blessing: Cassandra was bound to come clean, yet never to be accepted (Cohen 50).      Cassandra has consistently been misconstrued and confused as a madwoman or insane doomsday prophetess. She has consistently been appeared in works of art with her long hair flying around her shoulders in what was thought about insane person design, sparsely clad, and defenseless on her knees in the face of her anticipated fate. Notwithstanding, there is a great deal more to Cassandra than her chafed expectations and pitiable treatment. Cassandra was an extraordinary, keen courageous woman who was reviled by the divine beings for not playing by their guidelines. She is a grievous figure, not a madwoman