Sentence:  And so when <WSD>Cassandra</WSD> foretold the evils that were to come upon Troy, even her own people would not credit her words. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  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.