English-Swedish translations for Cassandra

KassandraHan är ingen Kassandra, det kan jag säga direkt, ty Kassandra hade alltid rätt i sina förutsägelser.I must point out straight away that he is no Cassandra, because Cassandra's predictions were always right. Då skulle man upprepa formuleringen hos poeten Aischylos, som låter Kassandra säga: " du, du ägnar dig åt önskningar, men de är beredda att döda" .We would therefore have to say like Cassandra, in the poet Aeschylus' words: ' whilst you make vows, they prepare to kill' . Jag ser även fram mot vitboken, men måste varna er för att jag kanske inte lagt undan min Kassandradräkt ännu.I look forward to the White Paper too, but I warn you that I may not have put my Cassandra's robes away yet.

A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed
A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true

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