"Dark Beauties" this one depicts the ancient prophetess, Cassandra. A staple of Ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra is always described as being an intelligent, beautiful woman, desired by the god Apollo,
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a princess of Troy, the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba and the fraternal twin sister of Helenus. According to legend, Cassandra had dark brown curly hair and dark brown eyes, and was both beautiful and clever, but considered insane. Cassandra was cursed to utter prophecies which were true, but which no one believed.
A common version of her story relates how, in an effort to seduce her, Apollo gave her the power of prophecy. When she refused him, he spat into her mouth to inflict a curse that nobody would ever believe her prophecies. Her cursed gift from Apollo became a source of endless pain and frustration to Cassandra. She was seen as a liar and a madwoman by her family and by the Trojan people, she was often locked up in a pyramidal building on the citadel on the orders of her father, King Priam. After the Fall of Troy she was taken captive, and died shortly afterwards by the Kings wife
