Cassandra — The Trojan Women Character Profile

About Cassandra

Driven mad priestess who prophesies doom but is ignored by all.

Cassandra — Character Profile

Alignment

Neutral

Species

Human

Abilities

Prophecy, Madness insight, Divine connection

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 4/10

Cassandra's Known Relations

• Teledamus — Child
• Pelops — Child
• Hecuba — Mother
• Priam — Father
• Hector — Sibling
• Paris — Sibling
• Helenus — Sibling
• Polyxena — Sibling
• Agamemnon — Unmarried partner
• Coroebus — Unmarried partner
• Othryoneus — Unmarried partner

Character Facts

Played by

Geneviève Bujold

Appears in

The Trojan Women (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Cassandra — Family Mother — Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn)

  Hecuba is the mother of Cassandra, sharing the burden of captivity.

• Cassandra — Social Fellow Captive — Andromache (Vanessa Redgrave)

  Cassandra and Andromache bond over their shared status as war captives.

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