Cassandra was the beautiful daughter of the King of Troy, Priam.
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She had been given the power to fortell the future by the god Apollo. However, Apollo who had chosen to instruct this fair mortal woman also wanted to win her affections. Casandra accepted Apollo as a teacher but was less than keen on him as a lover.
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Apollo was upset and like male mortals he took rejection badly. He used his powers as a god to punish Cassandra by making everone who heard her true predictions belive that they were hearing lies.
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Thus, in spite of Casandra's warnings about the fall of Troy, the Trojans ignored her and made the fateful mistake of accepting the gift of the infamous Wooden Horse from their Greek enemies.
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Indeed.
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