Apollo and
Cassandra’s myth is one of many interesting ancient Greek myths.
It talks about
the ancient Greek god, Apollo, one of Zeus sons, and Cassandra, a priestess
from the city of Troy.
In ancient
Greece, the citizens used to make temples to worship their different gods, each
temple was dedicated to only one god. Every town had many temples. Apollo
enjoyed visiting all the temples built in his honor.
The most
famous temple dedicated to Apollo was the temple at Delphi, because that was where
Apollo’s special oracle was located.
In the city
of Troy they had built a very special and splendid temple for Apollo, so he
decided to go and take a look on how the special temple was. There Apollo saw
Cassandra, a beautiful young woman with great ambition. They stared at each
other. Apollo was stunned by Cassandras’ beauty, and Cassandra got attracted by
Apollo’s power and beauty as well.
Apollo was
so delighted by her beauty that he decided to make a deal with her. Apollo was
very fond of making deals. He offered to Cassandra that if she would give him a
kiss, he would give her the gift of “prophecy”, she would be able to see the
future. Immediately Cassandra accepted the deal, so he kissed him and Apollo gave
her the ability to see into the future. Now she was able to see the future and
the first thing she saw was not a very pleasant one! She saw Apollo helping to
destroy her beloved city of Troy. She was so angry that she spitted over Apollo’s
face. Apollo could not take away his gift, but he could add something to it, so
he did. And what he added was that Cassandra was going to be able to see the future,
but no one would believe a thing she said.
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