gift of prophecy. Cassandra repelled his advances. Miffed, Apollo cursed her so that no one would believe her predictions. Cassandra warned the Trojans about the Trojan Horse , but to no avail. ("Cassandra by Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919), c. 1898 (Wikimedia Commons Image). References: Daryl J. Bem, "Feeling the future: Experimental evidence