He desired her, and attempted to woo her, giving her the gift of prophecy. However, she rejected him. Therefore, he cursed her by allowing no one to believe her prophecies.
Yes. Apollo loved Cassandra but Cassandra resented him. Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy but when she resented him Apollo cursed Cassandra so that no one would believe a word that she said.
No; she used his love for her. Cassandra was loved by Apollo. She tricked Apollo into granting her the gift of prophecy - but refused to lie with him, and was cursed by the god for her prophecy to not be believed.
No, he did not.
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Apollo fell in love with Cassandra, a mortal woman, and granted her the gift of prophecy. When Cassandra later rejected his advances, Apollo cursed her so that no one would believe her prophecies, leading to her tragic fate during the fall of Troy.
Yes. Apollo loved Cassandra but Cassandra resented him. Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy but when she resented him Apollo cursed Cassandra so that no one would believe a word that she said.
No; she used his love for her. Cassandra was loved by Apollo. She tricked Apollo into granting her the gift of prophecy - but refused to lie with him, and was cursed by the god for her prophecy to not be believed.
No, he did not.
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Zeus did not give Cassandra her ability, this was the gift of Apollo (or she always had the ability and when she rejected Apollo he cursed her prophecy not to be believed).
Apollo fell in love with Cassandra, a mortal woman, and granted her the gift of prophecy. When Cassandra later rejected his advances, Apollo cursed her so that no one would believe her prophecies, leading to her tragic fate during the fall of Troy.
Cassandra was a prophetesses, princess, and priestess who saw the future, but was cursed by Apollo to not be believed.
Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba in Homer's Iliad. Apollo granted Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but when Cassandra rejected Apollo's advances, she was cursed to tell the truth about the future, but never to be believed.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a princess of Troy who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo. When Cassandra refused Apollo's advances, he placed a curse on her so that no one would believe her prophecies. This ultimately led to her tragic fate during the fall of Troy.
Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but when she didn't return his affections, he cursed her so that no one would believe her prophecies. This was a twisted act of love motivated by his rejection.
There are two versions. One is that Apollo gave her the power because of her beauty. The other version is that Cassandra spent a night in Apollo's temple and snakes licked her ears clean which gave her the power of prophecy.