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Woodcut illustration of Cassandra's prophecy of the fall of Troy (at left) and her death (at right), from an Incunable German translation by Heinrich Steinhöwel of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris, printed by Johann Zainer at Ulm ca. 1474. Cassandra was one of the many children born to the king and queen of Troy, Priam and Hecuba.
Sometimes the name Cassandra is applied to those who can predict rises, falls, and particularly crashes on the global stock market, as happened with Warren Buffett, who repeatedly warned that the 1990s stock market surge was a bubble, attracting to him the title of the "Wall Street Cassandra". [13]
Groundhog Day is the most famous of all the folklore forecast predictions, but Punxsutawney Phil's shadow is famously used to predict the end of winter. We want to know what lies ahead for the season.
Jimmy historically ranks sixth in the most accurate predictions among other groundhogs, with a 60% accuracy rate, NOAA says. General Beauregard Lee predicted another six weeks of winter on Sunday ...
Professor Stokes refuses to tell Sam the dream and doesn't feel compelled by the curse to do. Cassandra gives Sam a potion that will continue the dream curse. Sam starts to tell Victoria the dream, however he dies before he can finish. Cassandra raises Sam's ghost and tells him he will not rest until he tells Victoria the dream.
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The painting depicts Cassandra, having been raped by Ajax the Lesser, looking to the heavens and seeking revenge. [2] The setting is the fall of Troy and Cassandra is seated in the temple of Minerva. Her hands are behind her back and she leans on the altar. In the background, Troy can be seen in flames, and a woman can be seen struggling with a ...
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson as eccentric horror host Elvira. The film's screenplay, written by Peterson, John Paragon, and Sam Egan, [3] follows Elvira inheriting a house nestled in the heart of an overtly prudish community.