thewinedarksea: mythology meme: pairings (3/6)— apollo & cassandra of troy “afte
thewinedarksea: mythology meme: pairings (3/6)— apollo & cassandra of troy “after screaming, [cassandra] calls out the name of apollo six times, then again a seventh time, but the seventh time, by shifting the inflection of the name slightly, she shows its etymology. apollo’s name is cognate with the greek verb apollesthai, “to destroy utterly, kill, slay, demolish, lay waste.” by crying out “apollon emos” cassandra can designate the god as “my apollo” and “my destroyer” at the same time in the same words.” (x) -- source link
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