Cassandra
Also known as: Alexandra · Family: Trojans · Role: captive woman · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 15
In Book 1, at Ilium, Ajax (son of Oileus) committed violence against Cassandra, prompting the kings to gather. In Book 2, at Mycenæ, her infant twin sons Teledamus and Pelops (infant son of Cassandra) were butchered by Ægisthus; their joint tomb was recorded.
In Books 5 and 10, accounts depict Ajax (son of Oileus) violating Cassandra and dragging her from Athene’s statue and altar. In Book 10, Odysseus urged the Greeks to stone Ajax for the rape. Later that book, Corœbus came to wed Cassandra.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ajax committed violence against Cassandra.(Book 1 · Chapter 15 · 📍 Ilium)
- With: Ajax (son of Oileus)
- “the kings gathered together on account of Ajax’s violence to Cassandra”
- Ægisthus butchered Cassandra’s infant twin sons Teledamus and Pelops.(Book 2 · Chapter 16 · 📍 Mycenæ)
- With: Ægisthus Teledamus Pelops (infant son of Cassandra)
- “and the joint-tomb of Teledamus and Pelops, who were twins of Cassandra, and were butchered by Ægisthus (while still babes) after their parents.”
- Ajax violated Cassandra.(Book 5 · Chapter 11 · 📍 Olympia)
- With: Ajax (son of Oileus)
- “Ajax’s unknightly violation of Cassandra”
- Ajax drags Cassandra from Athene's statue.(Book 5 · Chapter 19)
- With: Ajax (son of Oileus) Athene
- “There is Ajax dragging Cassandra from the statue of Athene”
- Ajax dragged Cassandra away from the altar, violating her sanctuary.(Book 10 · Chapter 26)
- With: Ajax (son of Oileus)
- “Cassandra is seated on the ground and holding fast the wooden statue of Athene, for she tore it from its base, when Ajax dragged her away from the altar.”
- Odysseus urged the Greeks to stone Ajax the son of Oileus for raping Cassandra.(Book 10 · Chapter 31)
- With: Ajax the son of Oileus Odysseus
- “And Ajax the son of Oileus hated Odysseus, because he urged the Greeks to stone him for his rape of Cassandra.”
Book 1 · Chapter 15
- with Ajax (son of Oileus) (Ajax committed violence against Cassandra.) “and the kings gathered together on account of Ajax’s violence to Cassandra: and the painting has Ajax himself, and Cassandra among the other captive women.”
Book 2 · Chapter 16
- child: Teledamus “the joint-tomb of Teledamus and Pelops, who were twins of Cassandra”
- child: Pelops (infant son of Cassandra) “the joint-tomb of Teledamus and Pelops, who were twins of Cassandra”
Book 3 · Chapter 19
- parent: Priam “by Alexandra the people of Amyclæ mean Cassandra the daughter of Priam”
Book 3 · Chapter 26
- parent: Priam “There is also a temple and statue of Cassandra the daughter of Priam, who is called Alexandra by the people of Leuctra”
Book 5 · Chapter 11
- with Ajax (son of Oileus) (Ajax violates Cassandra.) “and Ajax’s unknightly violation of Cassandra,”
Book 5 · Chapter 19
- with Ajax (son of Oileus) (dragging her from the statue) “Ajax dragging Cassandra from the statue of Athene”
Book 7 · Chapter 19
- with Dionysus (Cassandra allegedly discarded the chest containing the statue of Dionysus.) “the other that it was thrown away by Cassandra as a misfortune to any Greek who found it”
Book 10 · Chapter 26
- with Ajax (son of Oileus) (Ajax dragged Cassandra away from the altar.) “Ajax dragged her away from the altar”
Book 10 · Chapter 27
- courtship with Corœbus “Corœbus came to wed Cassandra,”
Book 10 · Chapter 31
- with Ajax the son of Oileus (Ajax raped Cassandra.) “And Ajax the son of Oileus hated Odysseus, because he urged the Greeks to stone him for his rape of Cassandra.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.