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In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]] the [[daughter]] of King [[Priam]] of [[Troy (ancient city)]] and his wife [[Hecuba]], she was a true prophet who was cursed not to be believed.
A character from [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]] who was the [[daughter]] of [[King Priam]] and [[Hecabe]], and [[sister]] of [[Hector]] and [[Paris]]. She had the gift of [[prophecy]] but was also cursed in that no one would believe her accurate predictions. During the [[Sack of Troy]] near the end of the [[Trojan War]], she was dragged into the temple of [[Athena]] and [[rape|raped]] by [[Aias the Lesser]], which outraged the [[Greek god|gods and goddesses]], and motivated Athena to turn against the Greeks.

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In Greek mythology the daughter of King Priam of Troy (ancient city) and his wife Hecuba, she was a true prophet who was cursed not to be believed.