Dr. Emily Hauser

We then get her at the moment where Hector's body is brought back into Troy, right? So this is after the duel between Achilles and Hector. Hector has been killed by Achilles and Cassandra stands on the walls of Troy and she is the first one to see Hector. So there is perhaps a hint of her prophetic kind of ability there, but we don't see more than that.

We then get her at the moment where Hector's body is brought back into Troy, right? So this is after the duel between Achilles and Hector. Hector has been killed by Achilles and Cassandra stands on the walls of Troy and she is the first one to see Hector. So there is perhaps a hint of her prophetic kind of ability there, but we don't see more than that.

And then in the Odyssey, we only hear about her as having died. So what happens in the myth of Cassandra is that after the fall of Troy, she is raped by Ajax of Locris. And that rape kind of initiates a whole series of kind of curses against the Greeks, which is really interesting.

And then in the Odyssey, we only hear about her as having died. So what happens in the myth of Cassandra is that after the fall of Troy, she is raped by Ajax of Locris. And that rape kind of initiates a whole series of kind of curses against the Greeks, which is really interesting.

And then in the Odyssey, we only hear about her as having died. So what happens in the myth of Cassandra is that after the fall of Troy, she is raped by Ajax of Locris. And that rape kind of initiates a whole series of kind of curses against the Greeks, which is really interesting.

Yeah, this is where I kind of really start getting interested, because yes is the short answer. So you mentioned briefly about the kind of debate around the historicity of Troy. Essentially, the kind of short version of this story is that in the late 19th century, a city in the location where ancient legendary Troy was meant to have lain, it was discovered by this kind of

Yeah, this is where I kind of really start getting interested, because yes is the short answer. So you mentioned briefly about the kind of debate around the historicity of Troy. Essentially, the kind of short version of this story is that in the late 19th century, a city in the location where ancient legendary Troy was meant to have lain, it was discovered by this kind of

Yeah, this is where I kind of really start getting interested, because yes is the short answer. So you mentioned briefly about the kind of debate around the historicity of Troy. Essentially, the kind of short version of this story is that in the late 19th century, a city in the location where ancient legendary Troy was meant to have lain, it was discovered by this kind of

Homer-obsessed German banker called Heinrich Schliemann. And we do think that that historical city is the same as the legendary city, was the city that was being talked about in these myths. There are these amazing crossovers and overlaps between them. I'll just give you one of the examples that kind of shakes me to my core.

Homer-obsessed German banker called Heinrich Schliemann. And we do think that that historical city is the same as the legendary city, was the city that was being talked about in these myths. There are these amazing crossovers and overlaps between them. I'll just give you one of the examples that kind of shakes me to my core.

Homer-obsessed German banker called Heinrich Schliemann. And we do think that that historical city is the same as the legendary city, was the city that was being talked about in these myths. There are these amazing crossovers and overlaps between them. I'll just give you one of the examples that kind of shakes me to my core.

So the ancients were amazingly good at kind of astronomy, date calculation. And there was a geographer from the Hellenistic period. So this is kind of later on into Greek history called Eratosthenes. And he gave a date for the Trojan War. They all believed that this was a historical event and he dated it at 1184 BCE. Jetzt wartet.

So the ancients were amazingly good at kind of astronomy, date calculation. And there was a geographer from the Hellenistic period. So this is kind of later on into Greek history called Eratosthenes. And he gave a date for the Trojan War. They all believed that this was a historical event and he dated it at 1184 BCE. Jetzt wartet.

So the ancients were amazingly good at kind of astronomy, date calculation. And there was a geographer from the Hellenistic period. So this is kind of later on into Greek history called Eratosthenes. And he gave a date for the Trojan War. They all believed that this was a historical event and he dated it at 1184 BCE. Jetzt wartet.

Die Archäologen, die Troy entdeckt haben, also wir haben Schliemann, wir haben dann eine Reihe von anderen Archäologen und sie sind alle auf der Exkursion, sie diskutieren alle darüber, was für eine Lärm wir zu legendären Troy, Homers Troy,

Die Archäologen, die Troy entdeckt haben, also wir haben Schliemann, wir haben dann eine Reihe von anderen Archäologen und sie sind alle auf der Exkursion, sie diskutieren alle darüber, was für eine Lärm wir zu legendären Troy, Homers Troy,

Die Archäologen, die Troy entdeckt haben, also wir haben Schliemann, wir haben dann eine Reihe von anderen Archäologen und sie sind alle auf der Exkursion, sie diskutieren alle darüber, was für eine Lärm wir zu legendären Troy, Homers Troy,

Und letztendlich, in den letzten wenigen Jahrhunderten, haben Pottery-Experten die Art von Pottery angeschaut, die für Archäologen eine großartige Begründung für Dating ist, weil man kann Stile schauen, man kann zwischen Szenen vergleichen, man kann das abgesehen haben. Und Pottery-Experten haben den Fall von Troy, den wir denken, ist der legendäre Troy, bis 1190 bis 1180 BCE gedatet.

Und letztendlich, in den letzten wenigen Jahrhunderten, haben Pottery-Experten die Art von Pottery angeschaut, die für Archäologen eine großartige Begründung für Dating ist, weil man kann Stile schauen, man kann zwischen Szenen vergleichen, man kann das abgesehen haben. Und Pottery-Experten haben den Fall von Troy, den wir denken, ist der legendäre Troy, bis 1190 bis 1180 BCE gedatet.

Und letztendlich, in den letzten wenigen Jahrhunderten, haben Pottery-Experten die Art von Pottery angeschaut, die für Archäologen eine großartige Begründung für Dating ist, weil man kann Stile schauen, man kann zwischen Szenen vergleichen, man kann das abgesehen haben. Und Pottery-Experten haben den Fall von Troy, den wir denken, ist der legendäre Troy, bis 1190 bis 1180 BCE gedatet.