Cassandra is a venerated figure of Greek mythology and epic tradition, who as a priestess rejected the advances of the Olympian deity, Apollo who mesmerized by her beauty had given her the gift of prophecy. Not being pleased by the rejection, Apollo cursed Cassandra so no one would believe any of her prophecies that all eventually became tragic realities. This led her to be mocked and ostracised by her family and the Trojan society, even resulting in her frequent imprisonment in the city’s citadel.

Her tragic fate now serves as a popular metaphor, known as the Cassandra Complex, which is a term frequently used in the corporate and political world to define someone who has the ability to see what is going to happen but is not believed.  

This oeuvre finds Cassandra falling into one of her dream like states as she has one of her many prophecies that will fall on deaf ears. The canvas painting pays tribute to her much-admired beauty and femininity that even had one of the greatest Greek gods fall for her.

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