Cassandra's life was dominated by her gift and curse of prophecy, given to her by the God Apollo. Apollo gave her the ability to see events before they happen, but after Cassandra refused to sleep with Apollo, He cursed her so that no one would believe her prophecy. This curse lead to the eventual downfall of Troy and Cassandra her self. What if Apollo never cursed Cassandra, and people would still listen to her prophecies. How would this change the course of Cassandra's life, Troy's fall, and the whole world. (statue of Apollo) Cassandra's prophecies could have changed the entire landscape of not just Greece and Troy, but the entire world. First, Cassandra's gift could have saved her own life. If Priam, King of Troy (and Cassandra's father) listened to her tell him that the Greeks would defeat Troy, He could have used her gift to fight back against Greece and defeat them. With Greece defeated, Agamemnon never would have taken her as a slave. With this event never happening, Cassandra would have never been killed at the hands of Clytemnestra. Instead, she could stay in Troy and live the rest of her life with Aeneas, who never would have become a hero since he would never leave to found a new Troy. Cassandra's gift to see the future could allow the Trojan military to create battle tactics to defeat Greece. With her ability she could warn Priam to no accept the wooden horse that lead to the downfall of Troy. With the help of Cassandra Troy would never fall and that would lead to Aeneas never going on to create the Roman race, which would mean the Roman empire might not have ever came into power. With Greece weakened from the loss, Troy could move in and become the area's leading nation, which could change the entire course of the world.
However, just because people could believe her prophecies, does not mean they would listen. In the book it is clearly stated that Troy wanted to go to war with Greece when It was relieved to Cassandra that Hellen was never in Troy. Troy and Priam had planned on going to war with Greece for a long time and there's a good chance they would not listen to Cassandra. The leaders of Troy would probably be too prideful and arrogant to listen to Cassandra, a woman. They would refuse her help and think they can defeat Greece without the help of a women, which would lead to the end of Troy. Without the curse of Apollo, Cassandra could have single handedly changed the course of the worlds history. If the leaders of Troy were smart and open minded, they could have used her gifts to save the kingdom and all of its people. The curse no longer being a factor would also change Cassandra's life for the better in many different ways. Not being captured and killed by Agamemnon and Clytemnestra would allow her to see many different things in the world like she always wanted. She also would have been able to liver her life with the man she loved, if he would no longer become a hero. With Apollo's curse gone, Cassandra's gift of prophecy could have saved her and all of Troy, if people would even listen.
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