The tragedy of Cassandra, the princess who predicted the fall of Troy

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Iseult Gillespie |

TED-Ed

• August 2026

As a young woman, Cassandra of Troy had been pursued by the god Apollo, who offered her the gift of prophecy. But when she withdrew from his advances, he twisted his gift into a maddening hex: from that day on, Cassandra would be able to precisely see and describe the future— but her prophecies would never be believed. Iseult Gillespie details the Greek tragedy of the cursed seer. [Directed by Yael Reisfeld, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].