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Κασάνδρα · Kassandra, Cassandra (κ 449) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near κ449

κ445Karkhedon, Karchedon, Carthage
κ446whores
κ447whore
κ448I will debauch
κ449Kassandra, Cassandra
κ450in knocking-shops or in whorehouses
κ451Kassia, Cassia, Keziah
κ452brother
κ453Kassiepeia, Cassiepia

Suda/Κ kappa/κ449

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Κασάνδρα

Kassandra, Cassandra

Translated by Catharine Roth26 Aug 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

epic
gender and sexuality
military affairs
mythology
religion
tragedy
+1
- women

2 words

Translation

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κασάνδρα.

Betacode

*kasa/ndra.

Notes

The name is spelled here with a single sigma; cf. in this regard pi 3092, but contrast sigma 359.
Prophetess, daughter of Priam (pi 2274) and Hekabe/Hecuba (epsilon 337), brought home as a captive by Agamemnon, murdered by Clytemnestra. Also known as Alexandra. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Cassandra.

Neighbouring entries

κ447Κασαλβάςwhore κ448ΚασαλβάσωI will debauch κ449ΚασάνδραKassandra, Cassandra κ450Κασαυρίοις ἢ Κασαλβίοιςin knocking-shops or in whorehouses κ451ΚασσίαKassia, Cassia, Keziah

Revision history5 revisions · last 4 Aug 2014

4 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
14 Apr 2013deleted link — Catharine Roth
28 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Aug 2003my own typo — David Whitehead
27 Aug 2003augmented notes; added a keyword — David Whitehead
26 Aug 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κασάνδρα (Adler number kappa 449), trans. Catharine Roth, 26 Aug 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/449

Translation by Catharine Roth for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗