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Ajax the Lesser, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. His mother's name was Eriopis.

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Who dragged cassandra from the sanctuary of Athena?

Ajax


What did the Greek army do to make Athena angry?

When the Greeks sacked Troy, they found Cassandra, daughter of King Priam of Troy, clinging to a statue in Athena's temple. Ajax the Lesser dragged her from the temple, and by some accounts raped her. Cassandra was then given to Agamemnon as a concubine. As punishment for defiling her temple and abusing her follower, Athena and Poseidon created huge storms that drove the Greek fleet off course, and killed Ajax.


What did the Greek army do to infuriate Athena?

Well, it was Ajax who actually made Athena mad, he raped Cassandra in her temple, under the Palladium, a sacred wooden statue of Pallas Athena.


After the fall of troy what mistakes do the Greeks make?

Removing Priam's daughter, Cassandra, out of Athena's temple. This angered Athena, and made them have a long journey home.


What mistake do the Greeks make after the fall of troy?

They remove Prians daughter, Cassandra out of Athena temper making Athena mad and make them have a long journey hone


What happened to Hector's daughter Cassandra in The Iliad?

The wife and son of Hector were not the queen or to the queen. Hector was son of the queen. According to the Aeneidwitten over a thousand years later, in the capture of Troy, Hector's son was thrown down from the wall to his death so that there would be no chance of his later avenging his father's death. Hector's wife was carried off as loot by Neoptolemus.


What became of Cassandra at the end of the Trojan war?

From Wikipedia: At the fall of Troy, [Cassandra] sought shelter in the temple of Athena, where she was violently abducted and raped by Ajax the Lesser. Cassandra was then taken as a concubine by King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Unbeknownst to Agamemnon, while he was away at war, his wife, Clytemnestra, had begun an affair with Aegisthus. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus then murdered both Agamemnon and Cassandra. Some sources mention that Cassandra and Agamemnon had twin boys, Teledamus and Pelops, both of whom were killed by Aegisthus.


How did Ulysses end up on ogygia?

ODYSSEUS is put on Ogygia, because when Ajax attempted to rape Cassandra in Athena's temple in Troy, it made Athena mad, so she arranged for the ship to crash, because the Acheans had not punished Ajax for his wrong.


What is the possessive form of Cassandra?

Cassandra's


How tall is Cassandra Compton?

Cassandra Compton is 5' 5".


What is the birth name of Cassandra Collins?

Cassandra Collins's birth name is Cassandra Haikalis.


Why did Ajax suffer the wrath of the gods?

Ajax suffered the wrath of the gods after raping Cassandra in the temple of Athena during the Trojan War. This act of impiety angered the gods, and they sought revenge by causing his downfall.