Apollo and

Cassandra
By: Diego Hernandez Period 6
 Task One
● Who? Apollo and Cassandra
● What? Apollo curses Cassandra’s power of prophecy
● When? Took place during the Iliad
● Where? Apollo’s temple
● Why? Apollo cursed Cassandra because of her rejection to
his love and desire
● How? Cassandra still obtained the power of prophecy but
had the ironic curse of nobody believing her
Task Two
The possible symbol in this myth would be the power of
prophecy. Prophecy represents betrayal since Cassandra
lied to and refused Apollo’s love desires for her. Another
possible symbolic portrayal of prophecy is irony. Apollo
cursing and making Cassandra’s prophecies non credible
is ironic, especially because they were true.
Task Three
The message perceived
from the image shows
evil fate and foreshadows
the curse of Cassandra’s
powers. The grey and
unclear figure of the
prophecy and menacing
red glow from Apollo
helps distinguish the
dark and uneasy mood.
Task Four
The lesson and message learned from this is honesty and
telling the truth or else people will not believe you. The
curse of the prophecy explains this the message well
since Cassandra lies to Apollo, therefore not making her
credible.
Task Five
A modern day allusion to Cassandra and Apollo is The Boy
Who Cried Wolf ( Aesop, Aesop’s Fables). In this story a boy
lies and tricks his village about wolves coming to eat his
sheep. He does it again but this time a wolf actually
appears. None of the villagers believe him so his herd is
eaten. This relates to Cassandra because she lied to
Apollo which resulted in the curse of her prophecies
being unbelievable.