< Cassandra, daughter of Priam >

1 Origin

Cassandra (or Alexandra) was born in Ilium, Troad, in 1213 BC.

Cassandra's father was Priam, son of Laomedon. [Apo.3.12.5, Home.Il.13.361]

Cassandra's mother was Hecuba (or Hecabe), daughter of Cisseus (or Dymas). [Apo.3.12.5]

Cassandra and her brother Helenus were twins. [TzeAdLyco.hypo1]

2 Family

According to legend, Cassandra was brought to Mycenae as a prisoner of Agamemnon, who was in a campaign against Troy. [Paus.2.16.7]

However, Agamemnon is not thought to have participated in the Troy campaign, and the legend about Agamemnon and Cassandra seems to be fiction. [See Agamemnon]